Egyptian Coptic Christians seek Russian refuge
ICC Note: Thousands of Coptic Christians have reportedly fled or are in the process of fleeing Egypt following the country’s revolution in early-2011. The political rise of Islamist parties and the recent approval of an Islamic-based constitution have left Christians with little hope for their country’s future. In this video, BBC interviews a Coptic Christian family who immigrated to Russia after fleeing persecution in their homeland.
By Olga Ivshina
2/11/2013 Egypt (BBC) -Egypt’s Coptic Christian population has often had a difficult relationship with the country’s Muslim majority, and human rights groups estimate that several thousand Copts may have left the country since the 2011 revolution.
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