A prominent Egyptian Christian has received a five-year prison sentence for documenting religious persecution against the church.
Egypt
550 Egyptian Christian Girls Kidnapped and Forced into Islam since 2011
A new report from the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance (AVAFD) states that more than 550 Egyptian Christian women and girls have been kidnapped since 2011.
Christian Leaders Say Middle East Christians Must Not Be Forgotten
Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox leaders joined forces on Wednesday (May 7) to call for an end to the silence over persecuted Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
Early Jesus Depiction May Have Been Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Tomb
A group of Spanish archaeologists working in Egypt has found a portrait next to a tomb some are saying could be an early depiction of Jesus Christ.
Mass Trial Sentences 683 Egyptians to Death
683 Egyptians were sentenced to death in a mass trial. The citizens sentenced with capital punishment are allegedly supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist president ousted in 2013.
Islamist Mob Kills Coptic Christian Woman in Cairo
An Islamist mob beat, stabbed, and shot Mary Sameh George to death in Cairo on March 28, reportedly because of the cross hanging in her car.
Muslim Protestors Murder Christian Woman in Egypt
Muslim protesters in Egypt reportedly beat and murdered Mary Sameh George, a Coptic Christian, in “retaliation” for recent rulings by an Egyptian court.
Four Dead After Muslim Brotherhood Open Fire on Egypt Churches
Four people died Friday in a suburb of Cairo after Muslim brotherhood supporters opened fire on two churches in the area.
Egyptian Court Hands Down Largest Death Sentence in History
529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood received a death sentence Monday from an Egyptian court, the largest mass sentence in Egypt's history.
Egypt’s Young Coptic Christians Energized to Fight for Civil Rights
A group of Christian youth activists that came together in the tumultuous aftermath of the Egyptian revolution, is looking to the future and hoping to build on the gains wrought in Tahrir Square by mobilizing young people to better advocate for themselves.
