The Reality of Church Construction in Egypt
By Ishak Ibrahim – TIMEP – Egypt’s 2016 Church Construction Law established what was, on its face, a streamlined process for the construction of churches, and also provided for a [...]
US Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Egypt for 2018
By Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor – State Department – Executive Summary According to its constitution, Egypt is a republic governed by an elected president and [...]
An Assessment by Coptic Solidarity: State Department 2018 Annual International Religious Freedom Report on Egypt
By Coptic Solidarity – On May 2018, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom, which documents the state of religious freedom in 200 [...]
U.S. Efforts to Protect Religious Minorities
By Knox Thames – DIPNOTE – U.S. Department of State Official Blog PROTECT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES: We will advocate on behalf of religious freedom and [...]
After Long Wait in Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback Gets Ambassadorship
By Mitch Smith – The New York Times – Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas was narrowly confirmed to an ambassadorship on Wednesday after a six-month wait that left Kansans increasingly [...]
US Report Says Egypt Falls Short on Rights
By The Associated Press (APNewsBreak) – Egypt is failing to protect free speech and its minorities, investigate abuses by its forces or grant U.S. monitors access to the conflict-ridden [...]
Coptic Solidarity Analysis and Recommendations on 2017 Egypt Chapter of State Department Report
By Coptic Solidarity – PRNeswire -Washington, DC, August 21, 2017 Coptic Solidarity applauds the U.S. government for its continued attention to international religious freedom (IRF) through [...]
Coptic Solidarity Analysis and Recommendations on Newly Released Egypt Chapter of State Department International Religious Freedom Report
By Coptic Solidarity – August 20, 2017 On August 15, 2017, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom, which documents the state of religious freedom [...]
Tillerson Blasts ISIS for Genocide in Religious Freedom Report
By Robbie Gramer – Foreign Policy – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused the Islamic State of genocide during the release of an annual State Dept. report on religious freedom [...]
U.S. State Department Issues Annual Egypt Country Report on Terrorism
By POMED – On Wednesday, the United States Department of State released its 2016 “Country Reports on Terrorism.” The report said that terrorism across the world had decreased slightly in [...]
