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Nov 14, 2013 · Lethal attacks on Egyptian Christians, Copts, are also cause for alarm. Assailants from the northern Sinai to southern Egypt have besieged churches and slain Coptic clergy and laypersons. This trend escalated after police violently cleared the main pro-Morsi protests in Cairo on August 14. 1. A rash of hate crimes seldom bodes well.
Apr 29, 2024 · April 29, 2024. Coptic Christians in Egypt have faced attacks in the past week, raising concerns about the minority group’s safety in the country. What happened: Several Coptic homes were burned in the village of Fawakher in Egypt’s northern Minya governorate Tuesday night while residents were still inside.
Jan 26, 2021 · Jan 26, 2021. Providence Magazine. A Close Look at Egypt’s Relentless Abuse of Coptic Christians. Lela Gilbert. Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, Also known as Cavern Church. Coptic Cairo. Egypt. 4th century.
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Sep 18, 2017 · By Coptic Solidarity –. Egypt’s indigenous Christians, the Copts, are under attack in a myriad of ways—from institutional and daily systematic discrimination to sporadic terrorization.
CAIRO (AP) — A couple hundred Christian protesters clashed with police in southern Egypt after holding a demonstration on Tuesday in front of a police station demanding authorities locate an abducted housewife, a security official said.
Nov 4, 2018 · Nineteen Islamist militants accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Christians in Egypt have been killed by police, the interior ministry says. They died in a shoot-out after police...
Jul 18, 2023 · The court in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura convicted Zaki of “disseminating false news” related to an article of his about alleged discrimination against the Coptic Christian minority in Egypt, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. Zaki worked with the group as a gender rights researcher.
