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On this day, eight years ago, the world was stunned by one of the most poignant images of modern martyrdom. Islamic terrorists captured 21 men several months earlier in Libya and pressured them [...]

By Nader Shukry – Watani Libya Martyrs The martyrs, 20 Egyptians and one Ghanaian, were migrant labourers working in Libya. The Egyptians came from Samalout in the region of Minya, some [...]

By Coptic Solidarity –  This week in 2015, 21 men were brutally beheaded on a Mediterranean beach in Libya, by members of ISIS. They had been captured by ISIS a few months earlier and [...]

By Christopher White – The Tablet – Four years ago this week, 21 men were videotaped on a beach in Libya as their ISIS captors beheaded them one by one. Of the 21 victims, 20 were [...]

By Stoyan Zaimov – The Christian Post – Christians around the world are taking time this week to remember the 21 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State militants one [...]

By Hazel Torres – Christian Today – They’re like sheep surrounded by rapacious wolves. Dozens of Christian workers are trapped in Libya with all roads leading to the safety of [...]

By Morning Star News – As unconfirmed reports and rumors about the status of three Christians kidnapped in Libya by the Islamic State (IS) continue to spread in Egyptian media, a Coptic [...]