This event was presented during Coptic Solidarity’s 14th Annual Conference, Egypt’s Theocratic Governance Backsliding: More Risks for Citizenship Rights, held on Tuesday, June 9, in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 440.
Attendees were introduced to Coptic Solidarity’s newest project, CoptWatch. CoptWatch is an open-source, public database that aims to record incidents of anti-Coptic hostilities in the last few years. This event featured a presentation on the database, an audience demonstration of how data is collected and recorded, and a conversation on the importance of incident documentation to advocacy.
Briefing Presenters:
- Mark Basta – Public Affairs & Policy Advisor, Coptic Solidarity
Coptic Solidarity Interns – Spring Cohort - Astrid Castro – Data Analysis Intern: B.A. in Economics, Minor in Data Science; Lake Forest College ’26
- Larissa Lenkey – Policy & Advocacy Intern: B.A. in Political Science, Concentration in Arabic Studies; Clark University ’26
Reflection Panel Guest Speakers:
- Kyle Wisdom, Ph.D. – Deputy Director, International Institute for Religious Freedom
- Dylan Schexnaydre – Policy Analyst, USCIRF
- Grace Gerardi – Legislative Assistant, US Rep. Jim McGovern Co-Chair, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
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