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Coptic Solidarity Applauds 2016 Egypt Chapter of State Department International Religious Freedom Report and Provides Recommendations

By Coptic Solidarity – September 14, 2016 On August 10, 2016, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom which documents the state of religious [...]

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The Egyptian Judiciary’s Relentless Assault on Civil Society

By CIHRS – Independent Human Rights organizations in Egypt pay the price under a president that considers Egyptians unworthy of dignity, freedom, and equality.  On September 17, the Cairo [...]

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Coptic Bishop in Egypt: “Christians Are Original Inhabitants of the Nation”

By Raymond Ibrahim – Exclusive to Coptic Solidarity –   September 13, 2016 Coptic Christian Bishop Daniel met with the Swiss Minister of exterior at the St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo, the [...]

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Christians in Egypt: The invisible minority

By Nash Naam -Effingham Daily News – The magnificent Rio Olympic games ended last week. Some of the shiniest moments seen during the games were evident in the American delegation. The [...]

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Coptic Solidarity Initiates Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance Day on 5th Anniversary of Maspero Massacre

By Coptic Solidarity – For Immediate Release Coptic Solidarity is launching the first annual Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance Day to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the brutal murder [...]

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Reproducing the Status Quo: New Church Construction Law Consolidates Discriminatory State Policies and Confiscates Citizenship Rights of Future Generations

By EIPR – The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights expresses its deep concern about the House of Representatives’ rushed approval of the law regulating the construction and renovation of [...]

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En Egypte, une loi sur la construction des églises crée le malaise chez les chrétiens

Le Monde – L’Egypte a voté pour la première fois, mardi 30 août, une loi sur la construction et la rénovation des églises, controversée au sein de la communauté chrétienne. Le Parlement a [...]

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Egypt’s Christians, Facing Hostility, Reach a ‘Breaking Point’

By The New York Times – The Egyptian government has appointed Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, a Muslim cleric, to keep the peace between Christians and Muslims in Minya, this corner of upper Egypt. [...]

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Locals Break into and Rob Church in Yemen

By Raymond Ibrahim – Exclusive for Coptic Solidarity – September 2, 2016 On Friday August 26, unidentified and armed militants broke into and robbed a Christian church, the Church of [...]

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New Law on Church Construction Prompts Criticism

By POMED – On Tuesday, Egypt’s parliament approved a long-awaited change to the law governing the construction and renovation of churches in Egypt. The Coptic Church rejected previous [...]