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FACTS vs. FICTION: Coptic Solidarity’s Fact-Checking of the ‘Religious Freedom and Diversity’ Document Issued by the Embassy of Egypt in the U.S.A

By Coptic Solidarity The firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP has recently distributed “on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt” a pamphlet titled: [...]

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Amid human rights and foreign policy concerns, Egypt scrambling to reinforce US ties under Biden

By Ehsan Salah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous – Mada Masr – In the weeks leading up the US presidential elections in November and through Joe Biden’s victory at the polls, officials in [...]

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Crackdown on EIPR sparks international condemnation

By Mada Masr The arrests of three staff members of one of Egypt’s leading human rights groups, including its executive director, has sparked condemnation from rights organizations, international [...]

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Candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest in the elections reopens the debate on the participation of the clergy in politics

By Agenzia Fides The candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest Paula Fouad (photo) in the next parliamentary elections reopens the debate on the direct involvement of the clergy in politics. The [...]

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Annual State Department Report 2020: What Constitutes Improvement for Copts in Egypt?

By Coptic SolidarityJune 17, 2020 The State Department released its annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) report last week on June 10, 2020, covering 2019. Each year, Coptic Solidarity [...]

Coptic Solidarity Launches Urgent Call to End Crime of Forced Disappearance of Coptic Women in Egypt

By Coptic Solidarity – Christian News Wire – For Immediate Release A Coptic woman, Ranya Abd al-Masih (“servant of Christ”), 39, disappeared in Egypt on April 22, 2020, [...]

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Reading into legalisation of unlicensed churches

By Youssef Sidhom – Watani – The date 28 September 2019 marks two years since a specially-tasked Cabinet committee began looking into the legal status of unlicensed churches and [...]

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A presidential directive to freeze Parliament

By Mada Masr – Parliamentary and security sources told Mada Masr that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a directive to freeze the operations of Parliament, as the president is [...]

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10th Annual Conference: Panel – Reducing Institutionalized Discrimination in Egypt

Video of a panel discussion titled Reducing Institutionalized Discrimination in Egypt, which took place during Coptic Solidarity’s 10th Annual Conference on June 20, 2019, at the National [...]

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Clarification about the problem facing St. George Church in Manshiet-Zaafranah

By Coptic Orthodox Archbishopric Diocese of Minya & Abo-Qorqas – Translation by Coptic Solidarity We remained silent since the infringements that took place midday today; Friday, [...]