Coptic Activist Remains in Pre-Trial Detention Past Permitted Duration

November 30, 2021 — 11/30/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Coptic activist Ramy Kamel remains in pre-trial detention for over the two-year maximum permitted. Kamel was detained in November 2019 and has had his detention...

Egyptian Christian Students Persecuted in Teacher-Led Incident

November 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Christian students at Al-Thawra school in Ezbat Beshri, Minya Governorate, were ordered to remove any jewelry bearing a cross and later beaten. The school’s headmaster...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Spiritual Development

November 16, 2021 —

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11/16/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Children enrolled in ICC’s Egypt Hope House program not only benefit from scholarly education, but also spiritual development....

Amended Egyptian Laws Restrict Rights Following Lifting of State of Emergency

November 13, 2021 — 11/13/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – The Egyptian parliament passed three laws that consolidate the executive and military powers, essentially replacing the state of emergency that was just lifted by President...

Secretary of State Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amidst Continued Religious Freedom Concerns

November 11, 2021 — 11/11/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Washington to discuss the alliance between their two...

Rights Defenders Remain Imprisoned After Lifting of Egypt’s State of Emergency

November 10, 2021 —

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11/10/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel...

Christians In Libya An Unwelcome and Ignored Minority

November 7, 2021 — 11/07/2021 Libya (International Christian Concern) – With 17 Egyptian Coptic Christians still missing in Libya, fear for the lives and freedoms of Libyan Christians remains high. Ten years after the death...

Egypt’s Adjustments Lack Depth For Religious Freedom Change

November 4, 2021 — 11/04/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt’s courts accepted a case for the removal of the religious identification field from national ID cards at the end of October, a step in...

Egyptian Film With Coptic Cast Depicting Poverty Draws Criticism

October 31, 2021 — 10/31/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – An Egyptian film “Feathers” sparked debate regarding the depiction of poverty shown in the movie. Well-known actors and even government officials criticized the film for...

Egypt Ends 4.5 Year State of Emergency

October 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi lifted the country’s state of emergency that has been in effect for four and a half years. The state of...

Egyptian Coptic Christians Disappear in Libya

October 22, 2021 —

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Friends and Families Concerned About a Repeat of ISIS-Styled Executions 10/22/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Equipping Girls

October 19, 2021 —

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10/19/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When ICC launched another Hope House in 2019, Sosna Rizk was one of the students who benefited...

Hope House: Launching Growth

October 12, 2021 —

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10/12/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Before, I couldn’t visit people (in the village),” says the pastor of the church in Village K in...

PEW Report Ranks Middle East Highest Persecuted Region

October 10, 2021 — 10/10/2021 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – A new PEW research report indicates that on a global scale, government persecution is reaching a record high while religious terrorism is at a...

Egypt’s Law on Church Restoration and Legalization Falls Short

October 9, 2021 — 10/09/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Five years ago, Egypt passed the Law on Building and Restoration of Churches seeking to allow for official channels for its two namesake goals, legalization...

Egyptian Christian and Human Rights Defender’s Emergency Trial Delayed

September 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Patrick Zaki, an Egyptian Christian who is one of several human rights defenders imprisoned in Egypt, had his emergency trial hearing postponed again. Zaki has...