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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 [...]

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Égypte : chrétien et emprisonné au nom de la lutte antiterroriste

 Par Ariane Lavrilleux – Le Point – Ramy Kamel, un célèbre défenseur de la minorité copte, est en prison depuis le 23 novembre dernier, accusé d’être lié à une organisation [...]

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Senators Lankford, Coons Call for Repeal of International Blasphemy Laws

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced a resolution to call for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. A number of countries [...]

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Rights organizations hold Egyptian authorities accountable for Ramy Kamel’s safety and life

By CIHRS – The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the continued detention of Ramy Kamel, a human rights activist and defender of Coptic Christian minority rights in Egypt.  [...]

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USCIRF Condemns Egypt’s Arrest of Coptic Activist Ramy Kamel

WASHINGTON, DC (December 13, 2019) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns Egypt’s recent arrest of Coptic activist Ramy Kamel. Mr. Kamel is an [...]

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U.S. Senate passes Armenian genocide resolution

By The Hill – The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday formally recognizing the Ottoman Empire’s genocide against the Armenian people, a move strongly opposed by the Turkish [...]

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Egypt must free Coptic Christian rights defender reportedly held on terror charges, say UN experts

By UNHRC – GENEVA (11 December 2019) – UN human rights experts* have called on Egypt to end the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Ramy Kamel Saied Salib, who works to defend [...]