On the 19th of January 2011, the Australian Coptic Movement (ACM) in conjunction with the Coptic Orthodox Church, Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions held a peaceful protest in Sydney to protest the continuos persecution of Egypt’s indigenous Christians, the Copts. 

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Australia's Coptic Christians are demanding the federal government use diplomacy to pressure Egypt to better protect members of their faith.

About 4,000 Coptics and some Muslim supporters marched on Wednesday in central Sydney, calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd to address the issue, after a bomb blast killed 21 people during a New Year's Eve Coptic church service in Alexandria, Egypt.

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The Australian Coptic Movement, in association with the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and its Affiliated Regions, will be hosting a rally tomorrow, Jan. 19 in order to commemorate those who died in the Alexandria bombing on New Year’s Day, and the victims of the Queensland floods. The rally will commence at 11:45am at Martin Place before proceeding to the Department of Foreign Affairs at 1:00pm. Confirmed guests include respected members of the clergy from different denominations as well as State and Federal MPs. Pitt Street will be closed from 1.00 to 1.30pm.

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Christmas and the New Year were marked by two bloody and ominous attacks on Christian worshippers in Iraq and Egypt. On December 30th, in Baghdad, at least two Christians were killed and nine wounded in a string of six attacks on Christian homes. The areas targeted were predominantly Christian areas, and the homes attacked were specifically Christian homes. And, on new Year’s Eve, an even more lethal attack resulted in the massacre of over 20 Egyptian Coptic Christians in the ancient city of Alexandria.

The old year ended and the new one opened with bloodshed that tragically points to attempts to systematically annihilate the ancient churches of the Middle East.

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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- A man accused of killing Christians after a Christmas mass a year ago in Egypt has been sentenced to death, Egypt's state-run Al Ahram newspaper reported Sunday.

Mohamed El-Kamouny, one of three people accused in the targeted killing of members of the Coptic Christian sect after a Christmas mass, is the first to be sentenced.

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