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By Mina Fayek , Open Democracy –  Last week, an Egyptian court ordered the release of all defendants accused of assaulting a Coptic woman in the southern city of Minya. Rumors had spread of [...]

Shahira Amin – Egyptian Streets – A photo released by Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi (second right), the Grand Sheik of [...]

By John L. Allen Jr., CRUX – Few would suggest that Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a savior figure, with a dubious approach to human rights and a mixed record on protecting the [...]

By Florence Taylor-  Christian Today – A human rights defender who worked with the coptic community has been arrested and charged with belonging to a terrorist group in Egypt, according to [...]

By Muhammad Mansour – Foreign Affairs – In recent days, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has seemed less interested in his usual repression of Islamists and more determined to [...]

By Magdi Khalil – Coptic Solidarity Executive Committee Member In January 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi gave a speech in front of Islamic scholars at Al-Azhar University, [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – Although it has made some progress in religious freedom, Egypt still deserves to be labeled as a Country of Particular Concern—the worst designation, which would [...]

By Coptic Solidarity –  Christian Newswire –  Coptic Solidarity will host its 7th Annual Conference in Washington, DC June 9-10, 2016. The conference theme is The Future of Egypt’s [...]

By Josh Rogin and Eli Lake – Bloomberg View –  Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has been trampling human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press since he became Egypt’s president [...]