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Lawyer Peter Ragheb arrested on charges of “joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and misusing social media”

Coptic solidarity – On April 4, 2021, the Egyptian Front for Human Rights reported an investigation by  the State Security Prosecution with “Peter Nashaat Na`im Ragheb” (lawyer – 31 [...]

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Release of the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report

By US Department of State – Office of International Religious Freedom The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – [...]

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‘At least’ 78 priests ‘massacred’ in one zone of Tigray, leaked letter claims

By Lucy Kassa  – The Telegraph UK – The document, obtained exclusively by the Telegraph, claims a number of mass killings have taken place over the last five months. At least 78 [...]

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Rep. Hill, Senator Lankford Press Biden on Need for US Leadership to Promote International Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a bicameral letter to President Biden on the pressing need for a nominee to the position of Ambassador at Large [...]

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Ethiopian patriarch pleads for international help to stop rape and genocide by government troops

By: The Guardian – Ethiopian government forces and their allies are committing genocide in the country’s war-torn northern province of Tigray, the head of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church has claimed [...]

Copts upset when Egyptian government ignores Easter

By Al-Monitor – On May 2, Christians in Egypt celebrated Easter amid tensions caused by the statements of Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly in which he did not declare the day as an official [...]

Matching Words and Actions on Religious Freedom in Egypt

By: USCIRF Commissioner James W. Carr and Congressman French Hill – In July 2018, Abdo Adel, a Christian resident of the village of Minbal in Egypt’s Minya governorate—described by his [...]

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Far-Reaching Statements On Religion Herald Further Reforms

By MEMRI –  To mark the fifth anniversary of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sat down to a lengthy and comprehensive interview with journalist [...]

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Italian prosecutors ask judge to try Egyptian officers over Regeni murder

By Reuters – ROME (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday (April 29) to have four senior members of Egypt’s security services sent for trial over their [...]

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In Africa, help for victims of Islamic fanaticism

By Aleteia – In response to the unprecedented attacks on Africa carried out by Islamic extremists, the pontifical foundation ACN International has approved aid amounting to more [...]