Roughly a year after revelations the Muslim Brotherhood had tortured Christian demonstrators at a Cairo mosque, more Egyptians are coming forward, detailing abuse they endured during Mohammed Morsi's presidency.
At least 83 supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi were killed this weekend in clashes with police, the worst bloodshed since Morsi was removed from office at the beginning of this month.
ReligionToday.com talks with Jerry Dykstra, media relations director for Open Doors USA, about the situation for Egyptian Christians since the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi.
Christians in two villages in North Sinai, Egypt have fled for their lives after a priest was gunned down and a Christian businessman was abducted and killed, his decapitated body dumped onto a street.
Another Christian has been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Magdy Habashi, 60, was kidnapped last Saturday by suspected Islamic jihadists, and his decapitated body was found Thursday morning in a cemetery.
Following the shooting death of a priest in Northern Sinai, Christians in Upper Egypt and elsewhere are living in fear after four Coptic Christians were killed near Luxor in the wake of the deposing of Mohamed Morsi as president.