Mosul Archbishop Says Christians Live in
Panic, Targeted in Killings
Source: CNS - By Simon Caldwell
The killings of four Iraqi Christians in as many days could
prompt a wave of refugees fleeing northern Iraq, where Christians
live in constant state of panic, said a Catholic archbishop.
Chaldean Archbishop Emil Shimoun Nona of Mosul, Iraq, said he knew
of about 10 Christian families who already had fled the violence.
But he said there was a risk that "all the (Christian) people will
leave" the Nineveh region, of which Mosul is the capital, unless the
attacks against Christians were brought to an end.....
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HH. Pope Shenouda III
Saint Mark
and the Church of Alexandria
Alexandria was the cultural
capital of the world when Saint Mark arrived there...
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Another Copt Killed as Alleged Shooters Plead
Not Guilty in Egypt
Source: Compass Direct News News - Charisma
Three men accused of killing six Coptic worshipers and a security
guard pleaded not guilty on Saturday as the Coptic community mourned
the loss of yet another victim of apparent anti-Christian violence.
The three men allegedly sprayed a crowd with gunfire after a
Christmas service in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, on Jan. 6. In addition to
the seven that were killed, nine others were wounded. The killings
were the worst act of anti-Coptic violence since January 2000, when
20 Copts were killed in sectarian fighting in Al-Kosheh.
Defendants Mohammed ...
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Egyptian Government Attempts to Silence Coptic
Diaspora
By
Mary Abdelmassih
The drive-by shooting of Copts as they left Christmas Eve mass on
January 6 in the southern Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi has shocked
and enraged Copts all over the world. (http://www.aina.org/news/20100107150122.htm)
International condemnations poured in after the attack, which left
six Copts dead and nine injured, with Italy, Canada, France, the
Vatican, the US Congress, and the European Parliament, ....
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Press Release
Egyptian Government Must Live Up To Its Human Rights Commitments in
Geneva
Source: Freedom House
Freedom House calls upon the Egyptian government to live up to its
human rights commitments by revoking the emergency law and holding
transparent elections with local and international observers present
for the entire electoral process.
Egypt will be reviewed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR)
Universal Periodical Review (UPR) Wednesday, February 17, 2010. More
than 100 Egyptian and international civil society organizations have
contributed ... more
Press Release
A Demonstration in Solidarity With Christians of Egypt
Escalation of attacks on Coptic
Christians in Egypt
Canadian Coptic Association
Association de la Communauté Copte Orthodoxe du grand Montréal
Canado-Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday,
January 12, 2010
(Montreal, QC) – Coptic Christians in Egypt and in the Diaspora are
shocked by the savage attack on parishioners and the murder...
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Will America Help the Persecuted Copts of
Egypt?
By: Ray Nothstine - Acton Institute
The violent persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt is becoming
harder for the free world to ignore. This is true thanks to
thousands of Copts who recently expressed their decades of
frustration and anguish in street protests across the globe. One
moving example took place in West Los Angeles, Calif., last month.
With American flags in hand, over a thousand Copts peacefully
demonstrated. One boy simply said, “It is very dangerous in Egypt
that is why we need America to help us.”
The protests were in response..
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Italy condemns 'horrific' violence against
Egyptian Copts
Source:
Agence France-PresseJanuary
ROME - Italy on Thursday condemned violence against Coptic
Christians in Egypt, with Foreign Minister Franco Frattini saying he
would personally take up the matter with his Egyptian counterpart on
a visit to Cairo next week.
"The violence perpetrated against the Christian Copt community in
Egypt is horrific and outrageous," Frattini said after six Copts and
a Muslim ... more
Communiqué de presse
Montréal, le 12 janvier 2010
Escalade de la violence religieuse contre les Chrétiens, en Égypte
7 chrétiens fauchés à la mitraillette, par des islamistes,
à leur sortie de la messe de minuit, la veille de Noël
Association Copte Canadien
Association de la communauté Copte Orthodoxe Du Grand Montréal
L’organisation canado égyptienne des droits de la personne.
Nouvelles manifestations après la mort de
coptes en Egypte
Source:
L'Express
LE CAIRE - De
nouvelles manifestations, de chrétiens coptes d'un côté, de
musulmans de l'autre, ont eu lieu vendredi dans le sud de l'Egypte,
au surlendemain de la mort d'un policier musulman et de six coptes
dans une fusillade, a-t-on déclaré de source proche des services de
sécurité.
Un membre des forces de sécurité égyptiennes monte la garde devant
une église adjacente à une mosquée, à Qena, dans ..
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Canada Condemns Attack on Coptic Christians
Source: Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued
the following statement condemning the attack earlier today on
Coptic Christians leaving a midnight Mass celebrating Christmas in
Nag Hammadi, Egypt:
“Canada condemns the attack on Coptic Christians in Nag Hammadi. We
extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those
killed and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. That the victims
were innocent civilians congregating for a religious celebration
makes this attack especially tragic.
“We encourage the Government of ...
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By
Mary Abdelmassih
Source:
Agence France-PresseJanuary
Source:
L'Express