Egypt: Human Rights Watch calls for Justice

Human Rights Watch has called upon Egyptian authorities to bring those responsible for the deaths and injuries of Christians to justice after Muslim police failed to prevent the Islamist inspired violence outside St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on April 7.

Egypt Clashes Kill 4 Christians, 1 Muslim

At least four Christians and one Muslim, all men, were killed and a church damaged in sectarian clashes just outside Egypt’s capital, security sources confirmed.

Religious Police Force for Egypt?

News of a religious police force to uphold Muslim morals in a nation now controlled by Islam’s Muslim Brotherhood is the latest harbinger of Egypt’s transformation into an intolerant Islamic state.

Muslims Siege Church in Search for Convert

A mob threw firebombs and rocks at police Friday as dozens of Muslims attacked a church in southern Egypt that was suspected of harboring a woman convert to Christianity.

Coptic Christian Convicted by Cairo Court

A Cairo court sentenced a Coptic Christian to three years in prison Wednesday for posting portions of an American-made film about Islam that was blamed for widespread unrest in the Middle East.

Egypt Christians Sentenced To Death Over Anti-Islam Film

The European Union was under pressure Wednesday, November 27, to freeze 500 million euro ($647 million) in annual financial aid to Egypt after a court in the capital Cairo sentenced seven Christians to death for their involvement in an anti-Islam film that prompted deadly riots throughout the world.

Muslim Mob bars Coptic Congregation

A Muslim mob in the village of Ezbet Marco surrounded its only Coptic Church Sunday morning, barring Copts from neighboring villages from entering.

Egypt Frees Christian Boys Accused of Blasphemy

Egyptian authorities on released two Coptic Christian children who were accused of “insulting Islam” by allegedly urinating on a paper with verses of the Koran, prosecutors and other officials said.

Christians Protest Egypt’s ‘Islamic Constitution’

Hundreds of Christians were preparing Monday, July 30, for a massive protest outside Egypt’s Constitutional court to demand the dissolution of what they view as an Islamist-dominated assembly tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, rights activists said.

Egypt Christians ‘Killed’ After Election Morsi

Native Christian missionaries in Egypt remained concerned saying at least two fellow believers were killed by suspected Islamists since Mohammed Morsi was declared the country’s president.

Tunisia: Muslims tape murder of Christian convert

Talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on “Egypt Today” by showing a video of Muslims beheading a man for the Islamic crime of apostasy: the “crime” of converting to Christianity and then refusing to renounce that conversion.

Islamists Blame Copts for Egypt’s Election Run-Off

Last week, the official results for the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections ended in a run-off between Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy and former Mubarak PM Ahmad Shafik.

Concerns Over Life Sentence For Egypt Christians

Christian rights activists remained concerned Saturday about the plight of 12 Christians who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt over sectarian violence that killed three people last year.

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