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Written by Mary Abdelmassih - aina.org
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 |
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AINA) -- For the second time in as many days, Egyptian armed force
stormed the 5th century old St. Bishoy monastery in Wadi el-Natroun, 110
kilometers from Cairo. Live ammunition was fired, wounding two monks
and six Coptic monastery workers. Several sources confirmed the army's
use of RPG ammunition. Four people have been arrested including three
monks and a Coptic lawyer who was at the monastery investigating
yesterday's army attack.
Monk Aksios Ava Bishoy told activist
Nader Shoukry of Freecopts the armed forces stormed the main entrance
gate to the monastery in the morning using five tanks, armored vehicles
and a bulldozer to demolish the fence built by the monastery last month
to protect themselves and the monastery from the lawlessness which
prevailed in Egypt during the January 25 Uprising.
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Written by almasryalyoum.com
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 |
 Assiut--A Coptic Christian priest has been killed in southern
Egypt, triggering street demonstrations by several thousand Christians.
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Written by Mary Abdelmassih - aina.org
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 |
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-- Egyptian armed forces this week demolished fences surrounding
ancient Coptic monasteries, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by armed
Arabs, robbers and escaped prisoners, who have seized the opportunity of
the state of diminished protection by the authorities in Egypt to carry
out assaults and thefts.
"Three monasteries have been attacked by
outlaws and have asked for protection from the armed forces, but were
told to defend themselves." said activist Mark Ebeid. "When the
terrified monks built fences to protect themselves, armed forces
appeared only then with bulldozers to demolish the fences. It is worth
noting that these monasteries are among the most ancient in Egypt, with
valuable Coptic icons and manuscripts among others, which are of
tremendous value to collectors."
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Written by almasryalyoum
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Monday, 21 February 2011 |
 Hundreds of Coptic Christians protested in front of the State
Television building on Sunday to call for the amendment of Egypt’s
Constitution to establish a secular state.
The march started in the mixed Coptic and Muslim neighborhood of
Shubra--a northern suburb of Cairo--with chants of “Civil! Civil!” and
“The people want to change the constitution.”
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Written by Mary Abdelmassih - aina.org
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Sunday, 20 February 2011 |
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(AINA) -- The Egyptian Emergency State Security Court in Qena
acquitted today two of the three suspects in the Christmas Eve Massacre
in Nag Hammadi in January, 2010, where six Coptics, between the ages of
16 to 23, were shot and killed by Muslims in a drive-by shooting. The
Copts were killed as they filed out of Church after celebrating the
Coptic Christmas Eve midnight mass in Nag Hammadi, 600km south of Cairo A
Muslim bystander was also killed and nine Copts were seriously injured
(AINA 1-7-2010).
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Written by The Free Copts
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Sunday, 20 February 2011 |
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BACKGROUND
Due
to ongoing as well as recent violence against religious minorities,
particularly Christians, in the Middle East, Congressman Frank Wolf introduced
HR 440 intended to establish a Special Envoy position at the US State
Department in order to promote religious freedom for religious minorities in
the Middle East and South Asia. HR 440
was introduced on January 25, 2011.
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