Archive for August, 2009
DC: Egyptian Coptic Christians Protest for Human Rights, Equality, as President Obama Meets Mubarak
On August 18, 2009 in Washington DC, Egyptian Christian Copts and their supporters protested on Pennsylvania Avenue
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Coalition of Coptic Organizations Press Release on Need for Peace for Coptic Christians of Egypt
U.S.: Coalition of Coptic Organizations: “A Message to President Obama: Peace in the Middle-East Inseparably Linked to Peace for the Coptic
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DC: Egyptian Copt Christian Group Holds Press Conference
Report by The Christian Post by Michelle Vu: “Egyptian President’s Visit Magnifies Christian, Muslim Tension” “WASHINGTON – What started off as
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Afghanistan: Law Allowing Starvation of Shiite Wives Not Giving Sex Takes Affect
– BBC: “Row over Afghan wife-starving law” – “An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law.” – “The
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DC: “Captive Nations 50th Anniversary Commemorated in Washington, DC”
DC: “Captive Nations 50th Anniversary Commemorated in Washington, DC” – “Washington, DC (UNIS) – The yearly commemoration of Captive Nations Week began 50 years ago in 1959 with the passage of PL
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DC: August 18 White House Protest by Coptic Organizations
Voice of the Copts, National American Coptic Assembly, and American Coptic Union plan to hold a peaceful demonstration at 9 AM on Tuesday August 18 “in front of the White House” — see more details below: VOICE OF THE COPTS along with National American Coptic Assembly and American
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Pakistan: Islamic Televangelist blames Gojra massacre of Christians on “Western conspiracy”
– Dawn reports: — “Hardly a week had passed after the shameful attacks on the lives and livelihood of the besieged Christian community of Gojra,
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Pakistan – ICC Report: “Pregnant Christian Dragged Naked through Pakistani Police Station”
ICC Report: “Pregnant Christian Dragged Naked through Pakistani Police Station” – “Miscarries after Police Arrest Her for Theft without Evidence, Hold Her Three Days” – “Washington,
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Iraq: “Honor Killings” and Attacks on Gays Continue to Rise
– BBC: Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq – “So-called honour killings also account for deaths where families punish their own kin in order to avoid public shame.” – “Witnesses say vigilante groups break
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Texas: Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Leaflets Distributed to Recruit White Supremacists in Abilene
Texas: Klan distributes leaflets in Abilene – Abilene Reporter News reports: – “The United White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan peppered some Abilene neighborhoods on Saturday night with leaflets.” –
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