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Congressman Hill Hosts UK Religious Freedom Special Envoy

By: Congressman Hill Office – Date: February 6, 2020 – Yesterday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), a member of the Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus, hosted Rehman [...]

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EU accuses Buhari of overseeing Christian persecution, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria

By Joe Adams – National Pivot The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of overseeing the persecution [...]

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Threat of jail looms over even mildest critics under Egyptian crackdown

By Ruth Michaelson – The Guardian Mohammed Abdellatif did not see himself as a political activist. As a dentist in Cairo, his concerns were focused on healthcare and issues such as a lack [...]

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Pompeo expresses ‘outrage’ over prisoner death in Egypt, rights groups call for Red Cross oversight

By Mada Masr – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed outrage over the death of Egyptian American dual national Mustafa Kassem while imprisoned in Egypt, calling the death “pointless [...]

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For second time, Coptic school director rejected

By Watani – The Coptic school teacher Mervat Seifein from Beni Mazar, Minya, has for the second time during the last two weeks been rejected by Minya students for the explicit reason that [...]

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Egypt’s President Sisi is Facing Growing Pressure as Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike

By Jared Malsin – Wall Street Journal – CAIRO—More than 300 prisoners are staging a hunger strike in a Cairo prison to protest punishment beatings and other harsh treatment in [...]

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EIPR criticizes slow rate of church legalization: Three years later, the church construction law has failed to resolve sectarian tensions related to worship

By EIPR – The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said that three years after its adoption, the church construction law has failed to end violations of Christians’ right to worship and [...]

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A minister without a ministry’ — confusion over role of newly appointed information minister

By Mada Masr – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met with newly appointed Minister of Information Osama Heikal and Prime Minister Mostafa Madbuly to discuss policies and strategies [...]

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Lord Alton of Liverpool: Letter to President el-Sisi for Ramy Kamel’s Release

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Office of the President Al-Ittihadia Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt   Your Excellency: I am a member of the U.K. All Party Parliamentary [...]

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Canadian MP Genuis Letter to Egypt’s Ambassador for Ramy Kamel

Garnett Genuis is the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada. He spoke at Coptic Solidarity’s 9th Annual Conference in Washington, DC in a session [...]