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• Jan 26, 2013

  Muslim Group Threatens Egypt's Coptic Christians; Tells Them to 'Pay Tribute'

  An armed Islamic movement calling itself the "Brigade of Muslims" released a statement on Saturday threatening Egypt's Coptic Christians and asking them to pay tribute.

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  Jan 23, 2013

  Christians in Egypt and North Korea Imprisoned, Killed for Their Faith

  An article published in the latest issue of The New American magazine, Jan. 21, brings attention to the plight of the Christians in Egypt and in North Korea, saying they are under intense attack in both countries.

• Jan 21, 2013

  Egypt's New Election Laws Do Not Provide Real Opportunities for Christians, NAC Says

  Sherif el-Omda, general coordinator of the National Association for Change (NAC) and the Kefaya Movement in Minya, Upper Egypt, has said that the new law of parliament will provide a greater opportunity for political Islam to dominate a majority of seats in parliament, and does not provide a real opportunity for Copts and independent members.

• Jan 21, 2013

  Female Coptic Employees Request Protection From Sexual Harassment, Verbal and Physical Abuse

  Thirty-five female Coptic Christian employees in Upper Egypt have asked for protection against sexual harassment, saying they have been verbally and physically abused. The women work in the financial department of the Nag Hammadi Education Administration in Qena.

• Jan 13, 2013

  Family Sentenced to 15 Years In Prison for Converting to Christianity in Egypt

  A criminal court in Egypt has sentenced a family of eight in Beni-Suef to 15 years in prison for converting to Christianity and changing their place of residence. The court also sentenced seven employees in the local authority of Beni-Suef's city of Beba to five years in prison.

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  Jan 13, 2013

  Protection of Minorities Must Be Priority in Post-Assad Syria

  Any future transitional government in Syria should make the protection of minority groups its top priority, said Amnesty International this week.

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  Jan 13, 2013

  Human Rights Center Calls for Legal Protection to Ensure Coptic Participation in Egypt Elections

  The Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights (ECDSHR) in Alexandria, headed by lawyer Joseph Malak, called on Sunday for legal means to be developed in the new election laws to ensure the participation of Coptic Christians in the electoral process on party lists.

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  Jan 13, 2013

  Why President Obama Does Not Defend Persecuted Christians - By Egyptian Christian Author

  Writing in the monthly conservative Townhall Magazine, Michael Youssef has asked why President Obama, a self-proclaimed Christian, has failed to defend the cause of the harassed and persecuted Christians around the world.

• Jan 10, 2013

  Coptic Pope: Discrimination Against Christians in Egypt 'Hurts Us So Much'

  Coptic Patriarch H.H. Pope Tawadros II has highlighted how discrimination in Egypt against Coptic Christians has hurt them significantly.

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  Jan 10, 2013

  Persecution Surge Among African Countries on Open Doors Watch List

  In some of the most dangerous and restrictive countries in the world, Christians suffer interrogation, arrest and even death, for their faith.