Washington, D.C. — June 7, 2026 — Coptic Solidarity announces the release of CoptWatch Methodology and Database Codebook, the foundational document for CoptWatch, a new public, event-based human rights documentation platform dedicated to recording and analyzing cases of anti-Coptic hostility in Egypt.
CoptWatch addresses a critical documentation gap by consolidating scattered reporting on anti-Coptic discrimination and violence into a structured repository for researchers, policymakers, journalists, legal practitioners, advocates, civil society, and members of the Coptic community in Egypt and the diaspora.
This publication outlines CoptWatch’s conceptual framework, scope, documentation standards, and the investigative process’s ethical considerations. The project adapts an event-based framework based on HURIDOCS’ Events Standard Formats to guide information collection, preservation, verification, and analysis.
“CoptWatch is not only an archive,” said Caroline Doss, the president of Coptic Solidartity. “It is an effort to make patterns of anti-Coptic hostility visible and traceable for public awareness, policy engagement, and accountability.”
The first phase of CoptWatch focuses on incidents from 2023 to the present, with plans to cover more years in the future. Coptic Solidarity welcomes researchers, advocates, and community members to review the methodology, submit lead information on anti-Coptic hostilities, and support the project’s continued development.
Read the full methodology and database codebook here
For project inquiries: coptwatch@copticsolidarity.org
