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  Jun 6, 2013

  Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Becoming Dictatorship, Says Founder of the Free Egyptians Party

  Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian businessman and founder of the Free Egyptians Party, denounced the Muslim Brotherhood's dominating rule on Egypt and its control of the people through a fascist, unjust dictatorship.

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  Jun 6, 2013

  Christians Suffer for Their Faith Post-Arab Spring, Says Syriac League Official

  Habib Afraam, head of the Syriac League in Lebanon, said the new regimes of the Arab Spring still behave like the old regimes and Christians are suffering because of their faith.

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  Jun 5, 2013

  Religious Defamation Charge is Islamists' Main Weapon to Oppress Opponents

  Hamdi el-Assiouty, member of the defense team of Coptic teacher accused of contempt of Islam, Demiana Abdel Nour, said the charge of religious defamation has clearly increased in Egypt after the rise of Islamists.

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  Jun 4, 2013

  Egyptian Court Delays Sentencing of Coptic Teacher Charged with Blashphemy

  Mohamed el-Tamawi, head of Luxor's Misdemeanor Circuit Court, ruled to delay the case of Coptic teacher Demiana Ebeid Abdel Nour who is accused of insulting Islam.

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  Jun 4, 2013

  Former Brotherhood MP's Son Kidnaps Coptic Girl, Prosecutors Set Him Free

  Lewis explained that the girl's family travelled to Sharqiyya, where the home Ali Salem of is, and his wife and neighbors confirmed that the girl was present there. Massih's father asked them to give their statements in an official report.

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  Jun 3, 2013

  'Religious Defamation': The Latest Form of Intellectual Terrorism Used by Egyptian Extremists

  Ishak Hanna, Secretary-General of the Egyptian Enlightenment Association, said the phenomenon of silencing speech and suppressing freedom of expression has dramatically increased in the Egyptian society.

• Jun 3, 2013

  Wife of Saeed Abedini to Address United Nations Council

  The wife of Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran since last September, is scheduled to speak before the United Nation's Human Rights Council today, Monday, Christian News Network (CNN) reports.

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  Jun 3, 2013

  Killing of Christians is Unacceptable, Says Nigerian Evangelical Church

  Nigeria's Evangelical Church said that it is deeply concerned with the killing of the Christians through the systematic attacks which are launched by the extremist group Boko Haram.

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  May 31, 2013

  Despite State of Emergency, Boko Haram Still Murdering Christians in Northern Nigeria

  Despite the emergency rule imposed on three northern states in Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan, Islamic militants with Boko Haram continue to attack Christians and citizens, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

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  May 31, 2013

  Egyptian Court Suspends Investigation of Copts Killed in 2011 Maspero Massacre

  Egyptian rights activists expressed their resentment over the ruling by the South Cairo Court to suspend the investigations into the Maspero massacre. The massacre, which led to the death of 24 Copts in October of 2011, took place during a peaceful demonstration to protest a demolished church in Aswan.