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Protected as Long as They Submit: Egypt’s Treatment of Its Christian Minority, the Copts

By Neue Zürcher Zeitung – President Sisi builds cathedrals and imprisons Christians. Egypt’s Copts are publicly honored—yet remain second-class citizens. A look at a system that grants the [...]

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Copt assaulted for rejecting higab for his wife and daughter

By Watani – A Copt, Ra’fat Nader, was attacked by two men because he refused to force his wife and daughter to wear the higab during the Iftar hour of Ramadan. He sustained injuries in his [...]

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Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate Launches Major Quran Memorization Competition Under the Patronage of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

The Social Care Committee of the Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate has officially launched a Quran memorization competition for members and their families. The event is held under the prestigious [...]

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U.S. House Committees Deliver Joint Report on Christian Persecution in Nigeria to the White House

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee have delivered a joint report to the White House examining the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The report [...]

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Five-Year Sentence Upheld for Augustinos Samaan Amid Allegations of Unfair Trial Procedures

An Egyptian Misdemeanor Appeals Court has upheld a five-year prison sentence with hard labor against Augustinos Samaan, according to a statement released today by his legal counsel, Saeed Fayez. [...]

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Defendants in the “Zohour 15 May” Church Wall Case Released on Bail; Trial Set for March 12

Gottas Youssef, a member of the defense team representing the defendants in the case concerning the demolition of the wall of Pope Kyrillos Church in the “Zohour 15 May” area, announced that 18 [...]

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Rising Intimidation Targeting Christians in Syria

By Syriac Press – The Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights (AMHR) issued a stark warning over what it describes as an escalating pattern of intimidation aimed at Christian communities in the [...]

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Court Upholds Detention of 13 Copts over Church Fence Demolition

The Helwan Misdemeanor Appeals Court has ruled to reject the appeal filed by the defense team for the defendants involved in the demolition of the 15 May City Church wall. The court upheld the [...]

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Campaign Launched for the Release of Christian Convert from Egyptian Prison

By Uzay Bulut PJMedia – In Egypt, Muslim converts to Christianity are stripped of their most basic human rights as they are both silenced and persecuted.  Said Mansour Rezk [...]

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From 1.5 Million to 300,000: Alarming Decline of Assyrians in the Middle East

By Christianity Daily – Speakers at the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit on Monday warned that religious freedom is rapidly deteriorating across several Middle Eastern [...]