News & Reports

By Al-Monitor – The Egyptian parliament is scrambling to respond and deal with criticism by the US Congress regarding human rights violations in Egypt. The parliamentary Human Rights [...]

By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ – Vatican News – Pope Francis recalls the faithful witness of 21 Christians – 20 Egyptian Orthodox Copts and 1 Ghanaian – who were killed by [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jeff NaftJeff.Naft@mail.house.gov Date: February 15, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) [...]

By Sanaa’ Farouq – Watani Five thousand Egyptian artefacts that were in possession of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC have been recently brought back to Egypt, thanks to efforts [...]

By Ehsan Salah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous – Mada Masr – In the weeks leading up the US presidential elections in November and through Joe Biden’s victory at the polls, officials in [...]

Editors Note: Coptic Solidarity was a signatory to this letter. Monitoring, Tough Message on Dire Rights Situation Long Overdue (Geneva – February 9, 2021) — Egypt’s human rights [...]

By International Religious Freedom Roundtable Coptic Solidarity was a signatory to this letter which the IRF Roundtable sent to then President Elect Biden and members of President-elect [...]

By St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Washington, D. C. –(You can watch Atef Yacoub’s funeral on February 2 at 11 AM, EST, live streamed from St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church. ) [...]

By Declan Walsh – The New York Times – In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and [...]

By CNA – At least 750 people are reported dead after an attack on an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a European watchgroup. On Jan. 9, the Europe [...]