EGYPT: Coptic scholar appeals five-year prison sentence
Coptic scholar and YouTuber Augustinos Samaan was sentenced for defending his Christian faith online
Category: Egypt
EGYPT: Christian prisoner faces court hearing
Christian convert Said Abdelrazek was arrested after trying to change his religion on ID documents and now faces a court hearing
EGYPT: Two Christians released after three years in prison
Abdulbaqi Abdo and Nour Girgis have been released after spending over three years in detention on blasphemy charges
EGYPT: Three Christians seriously wounded in savage attack
Attack took place in village of Ashrouba in Upper Egypt
EGYPT: Convert protests unjust detention for over two years
Imprisoned Christian convert Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo has declared a healthcare strike to protest his unjust detention
EGYPT: Christians in two villages attacked over church building projects
Christians in two villages in Upper Egypt were attacked in three days by Islamists objecting to church building projects
EGYPT: Over two hundred more church buildings legalised
A new batch of 216 churches and affiliated service buildings has been granted legalisation
GLOBAL GUIDE LAUNCH: Over 200 million Christians at constant risk of persecution
The Global Guide was formally launched by Rev Trevor Sargent (Church of Ireland minister and former Green Party leader).
EGYPT: 125 more church buildings approved
An Egyptian cabinet committee has legalised a new batch of 125 church buildings
EGYPT: Two Copts shot dead in Sinai
Islamic State militants have shot dead two Copts in Egypt’s Sinai region