Coptic Christians Deprived of Home Worship Hall in Egypt
By Morning Star News – Nearly a year after declaring that attacks on Christians had hit a level not seen in decades, a Coptic Orthodox bishop in Egypt continues to lament a stream of [...]
EIPR condemns the pressure exerted on ‘Dimshaw’ Copts to accept customary reconciliation And demands the trial of the attackers, compensating the victims and building a church in the village
By Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights – The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the pressure exerted by state authorities on the affected Copts in the village of [...]
Egyptian Christians Report Rising Persecution
By International Christian Concern – International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a sharp escalation of attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt within the last two weeks. During [...]
Closed churches force Copts to hold funerals in the streets
By WorldWatch Monitor – Coptic Christians in various parts of Egypt have been left with no choice but to hold funeral services in the streets because of the closure of their churches. [...]
Coptic Solidarity Asserts Token Coptic Governor Appointments Do Not Comprise Equality
By Coptic Solidarity – For Immediate Release (Washington, DC) September 11, 2018 The appointment of two Coptic governors in Egypt has been lauded as a major improvement for Copts and [...]
Egyptian Authorities Accused of Negligence in Face of Rising Anti-Christian Violence
By Sondos Asem – Middle East Eye – A Coptic bishop has accused police of ignoring calls to protect Christians ahead of anticipated violence in a village in southern Egypt last [...]
Egypt: Mob attacks prevent Coptic church’s recognition for ‘security’ reasons
By WorldWatch Monitor – A Coptic community in Egypt’s Minya governorate, whose church was closed in July following protests by local Muslims, continues to be a target of mob attacks and [...]
Egypt: Muslim mobs force closure of 8 Coptic churches seeking ‘official’ recognition
By WorldWatch Monitor – A Coptic diocese in Upper Egypt last week saw its eighth church closed following attacks by villagers protesting against the church building being legally [...]
Egyptian Copts face Muslim mobs protesting against legalization of churches
By World Watch Monitor – The closure of a church in Upper Egypt that sought legalisation has been condemned as illegal by the congregation’s lawyer, and charges made against eight of its [...]
EIPR demands reinvestigation into attacks on the Kafr al-Wasilin church in Atfih, re-opening of the church for worship, and the speedy legalization of all unlicensed churches
By Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights – The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights is deeply concerned about the judgment issued yesterday by the Atfih Misdemeanor Court in the Giza [...]
