Coptic Christians Protest Delayed Church Construction PermitJanuary 31, 2022 — 01/31/2022 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Minya Governorate peacefully demonstrated, requesting that the appeal for the reconstruction of their demolished church be granted. St. Joseph and Abu...
Egyptian Film With Coptic Cast Depicting Poverty Draws CriticismOctober 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...
Egyptian Religious Communities Seek to Address MisconceptionsSeptember 11, 2021 — 09/11/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi recently encouraged the cultivation of moderate religious teaching for the next generation of imams, seeking to combat the extremist ideologies that...
18 Months After Scheduled Release, Coptic Man Walks FreeJuly 19, 2021 — 07/19/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – 544 days after his originally scheduled release date, Egyptian authorities released Abd Adel Bebawy from prison to return to a new home with his family....
New Information Emerges From 2 Christian MurdersMay 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two recent events as reported by ICC have shown the continued persecution and potential violence that Christians in Egypt face. Now, new information on the...
Egyptian Village Tensions Led to Multi-Family FightApril 20, 2021 — 04/20/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On April 11, a fight between three families over land resulted in the death of one Coptic man. In Madmer Village of Sohag province, two...
26 NGOs Send Letter to European Financial Leader on Egyptian Human Rights Before Upcoming VisitApril 16, 2021 — 04/16/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, a group of human rights organizations addressed a letter to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso,...
Coptic Christian Woman and 6-Year-Old Son MurderedApril 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Egyptian Media Minimizes Vulnerability of the Victims as Christians 04/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on...
Three Coptic Christians to Stand Trial for Blasphemy in EgyptFebruary 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Three young Coptic Christian students currently face charges of insulting Islam after a short video was revealed last April showing one student praying in an Islamic manner reciting...
