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  May 26, 2013

  Arab Spring Nations Still Lack Freedom and Democracy, Says Iraqi Christian Leader

  Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako I explained that countries affected by the "Arab Spring" have not changed.

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  May 26, 2013

  Abduction of Young Coptic Girls in Egypt Showcased to Western Journalists

  The disappearance of young Coptic girls in Egypt has been highlighted in several meetings with Western journalists by the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance (AVAFD).

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  May 23, 2013

  Religious Defamation Charges Reflect Practices of Authoritarian Regimes, Says Egyptian Politician

  Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the Constitution Party, explained that contempt of religion and insulting the president are charges found only in authoritarian regimes.

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  May 23, 2013

  National Council of Resistance of Iran Deplores Christian Detentions in Country

  The National Council of Resistance of Iran has advocated on behalf of persecuted religious minorities in Iran and has called for the humane treatment of Christians in prison in light of deteriorating conditions in some of the country's most notorious prisons.

• May 23, 2013

  Arab Spring Puts the Middle East in 'Bloody Whirlpool,' Says Patriarch

  Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said that the historical period referred to as the "Arab Spring" puts the Middle East in a "serious and bloody whirlpool."

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  May 22, 2013

  Syrian Christians' Safety Threatened by Extremism and Instability, Says Catholic Bishop

  Syriac Catholic Bishop Gregoire Melki said the current situation in Syria is very sad and has left people very anxious, and fears the same thing that happened to Christians in Iraq will happen to Christians in Syria.

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  May 21, 2013

  Egyptian Politician: Removal of Christian Secretary Shows Submission to Religious Pressure

  Deputy Head of the Egyptian Democratic Social Party Emad Gad said that pressure from religious groups in the country is corrupting the judicial system in Egypt.

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  May 21, 2013

  Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Says Recent Violence Aimed at Dividing Iraq

  Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako I denounced a recent series of car bombings and shootings in Iraq that left scores dead and many more injured.

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  May 20, 2013

  Chairperson of Evangelical Synod: Christian Court Secretary's Exclusion Insulting to Faith

  Priest Ekram Lamei, Chairperson of the Evangelical Synod, criticized the decision issued by a Cairo court to exclude the secretary of the court from a hearing session because he is a Christian.

• May 16, 2013

  Rev. Refaat Fikri: Egypt Has No Political Will to Protect Copts

  Rev. Refaat Fikri, head of the Media Center for the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said the problems facing Egyptian Christians have been going on since the 1970s and looks to continue as there is a lack of political will by the ruling regime to solve them.