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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. [...]

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Coptic Christians Shut Out of Worship

By 21 Wilberforce  – Speak Freedom Alert In Egypt, a law designed to open doors has served to close them instead. Dozens of Coptic Christian churches have been shut down since Law [...]

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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 [...]

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Egyptian Coptic Christians Hospitalized After Muslim Mob Attacks

By La Croix (via AINA) –  Muslims angered by the presence of a church in a Coptic Christian diocese in Egypt attacked the homes of Christian villagers, resulting in three people being [...]

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Egypt Leads the Pack in Internet Censorship Across the Middle East

By Elissa Miller – Atlantic Council –  Internet censorship around the world, including in the Middle East, is not a new phenomenon. Freedom of expression facilitated by the internet [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Coptic boy who saw father killed wants to join police ‘to protect Christians’

By WorldWatch Monitor –  A young Christian boy from a small village in Egypt’s Minya region, who saw his father killed by Islamic militants, dreams of becoming a police officer so he [...]

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Coptic Solidarity Urges Chairmen Royce and Ros-Lehtinen to Mark-up Resolution Supporting Persecuted Copts

For Immediate Release Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 20, 2018 Coptic Solidarity has coordinated an urgent campaign, requesting that Rep. Ed Royce ( R- CA), Chairman of the Foreign Affairs [...]

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H. RES. 673 – Expressing concern over attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt

H. RES. 673 – Expressing concern over attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt Introduced in House (12/21/2017) 115th CONGRESS – 1st Session IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, [...]