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Egypt: Christian Copts Protest for Equal Rights, Rights to Build Churches
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/copt-protest-equal-rights/
AP reports that “Egypt Christians call for right to build churches”
– “Egyptian activists have protested in front of parliament and called for legislation giving Christians equal rights as Muslims to build houses of worship.”
– “The demonstrators, both Muslim and Christian, were also protesting Wednesday against the sectarian strains in the country, particularly in light of [...]
Egypt’s Copts send 4,000 letters to Obama
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt%e2%80%99s-copts-send-4000-letters-to-obama/
Bikya Masr reports:
“The American Coptic Assembly said in a statement last week that the Coptic community in the United States and across the world had sent 4,350 letters to American President Barack Obama in the past week, asking him to take a stand to protect the Copts in Egypt. According to a statement from the [...]
Egypt: “In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-in-egypt-religious-clashes-are-off-the-record/
NYT reports on the continuing issues with Copts in Egypt:
– NYT: “In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record”
– “A few weeks ago, on the day that Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas Eve, a Muslim gunman opened fire on worshipers as they walked out of church, killing 7, wounding 10 and leading to the worst sectarian [...]
Egypt: “Press Conference Regarding Muslim Converted in Cairo”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-press-conference-regarding-muslim-converted-in-cairo/
Egypt: Press Conference Regarding Muslim Converted in Cairo
Voice of the Copts has provided the following press release:
Press Conference Regarding Muslim Converted in Cairo
- Regarding the case filed for Mohamed Bishoy Hegazy, an Egyptian Muslim converted to Christianity: On January 22, 2010 the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ) presented an application to the United [...]
Egypt: US aid diverted towards ‘minority rights’
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-us-aid-diverted-towards-minority-rights/
Egypt: US aid diverted towards ‘minority rights’
– Al masry al youm.com: “The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has decided to redirect funds earmarked for Egyptian NGOs… to financing ‘awareness programs’ highlighting minorities’ rights.
– “Agency officials did not state overtly that the ‘minorities’ in question referred to Egypt’s Coptic Christian community.”
Egypt rights groups call [...]
Egypt: Christian in Egypt: ‘They Try to Kill Us’ – Copts Dina and Maher El-Gohary
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/christian-in-egypt-they-try-to-kill-us/
Egypt: Christian in Egypt: ‘They Try to Kill Us’
– FOX News reports: “Egyptian Maher El-Gowhary and his 15 year old daughter Dina never pray twice at the same church, never stay longer than a month in any one apartment. They are constantly under threat, always on the run because they converted to Christianity in a [...]
Egypt’s anxious Copts ‘await next catastrophe’
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypts-anxious-copts-await-next-catastrophe/
Egypt’s anxious Copts ‘await next catastrophe’
Egypt: Voice of the Copts – “Application into UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/mohammed_hegazy_rights_application/
Voice of the Copts reports regarding Egyptian Christian Convert Mr. Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy
– European Centre for Law and Justice submitted application into UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights “seeking judgment against the Egyptian government for refusing to recognize the fact that Mr. Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy and his family members are Christians converted from Islam”
Egypt: U.S. Ambassador in Cairo Calls for Egypt Legislation on Copts
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/margaret_scobey/
Al Masry al Youm and MEMRI have reported on a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Cairo Margaret Scobey and Coptic Church Patriarch Shinoda, where the recent terrorist attack against Coptic Christians in Nag Hammadi was discussed. The reports do not mention any specific concerns by the U.S. government about the killings and abductions of Copts, [...]
Washington DC: 2000 Coptic Christians Rally Outside White House on January 21
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/free-copts-rally-white-house/
On January 21, 2010 on a winter afternoon, over 2000 Coptic Christians rallied, chanted, sang, prayed, and marched outside the White House to get the attention of U.S. President Barack Obama and the American public on the continuing human rights violations of the Copts in Egypt. They came from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, [...]
Egypt: US Congress Writes to Egyptian President Mubarak About Coptic Killings
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-us-congress-writes-to-president-about-coptic-killings/
Egypt: US Congress Writes to President About Coptic Killings
Following is the text of a letter from Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
We write today to express our grave concern regarding numerous reports that have emerged of six Coptic Christians and one Muslim security guard who were [...]
Egypt: Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-naga-hammadi-copts-in-mourning/
Egypt: Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning
Australia: Thousands Gather in Sydney to Protest Against Copts Persecution
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/australia-thousands-gather-in-sydney-to-protest-against-copts-persecution/
Australia: Thousands Gather in Sydney to Protest Against Copts Persecution
NYC: Thousands of Copts rally in front of the UN to protest the killing of Christians in Egypt
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/nyc-thousands-of-copts-rally-in-front-of-the-un-to-protest-the-killing-of-christians-in-egypt/
NYC: Thousands of Copts rally in front of the UN to protest the killing of Christians in Egypt
Egypt: HRW calls for release of pro-Coptic groups
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-hrw-calls-for-release-of-pro-coptic-groups/
HRW calls for release of pro-Coptic groups
Egypt: US State Dept: US concerned at Coptic Christian arrests in Egypt
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-us-state-dept-us-concerned-at-coptic-christian-arrests-in-egypt/
Egypt: US State Dept: US concerned at Coptic Christian arrests in Egypt
– Acting US State Dept Spokesman Mark Toner: “The United States is deeply concerned by today’s arrests of individuals traveling to the Egyptian town of Naga Hammadi to express support for those tragically killed and injured during’ the celebrations”
– “According to publicly available evidence, [...]
Egypt: Voice of the Copts Advises Against Egypt Travel
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-voice-of-the-copts-advises-against-egypt-travel/
Egypt: Voice of the Copts – “due to the gravity of Egyptian instability, Voice of the Copts advises anyone planning to visit Egypt to cancel his/her trip.”
Egypt security court to try suspects in Copt killings
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/egypt-security-court-to-try-suspects-in-copt-killings/
Egypt security court to try suspects in Copt killings
Shen Yun: Performing for Human Rights and Freedom in China
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/shen-yun-performing/
The Shen Yun Performing Arts group will be making a human rights statement through dance, music, and art at the Washington DC Kennedy Center as part of its continuing 2010 world tour throughout the United States, Canada, UK, Europe, and the world.
The upcoming Washington DC performance from January 19 through 24 will provide a show [...]
Egypt – AINA reports: “Over 100 Coptic Christian Teenagers Arrested in Egypt”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/100-copts-arrested/
Egypt – AINA reports: “Over 100 Coptic Christian Teenagers Arrested in Egypt”
AINA reports:
– “Egyptian State Security has intensified its intimidation of the Coptic Church and Christians in Nag Hammadi, and neighboring Bahgoura, by carrying out random arrests of Christian youth. The campaign against Christians started on Friday January 7, 2010 and is continuing; multiple members [...]