Latest in Tag: Religious freedoms Highlight
Latest in Tag: Religious freedoms

Church Construction Law regressive for religious freedoms: EIPR
Study shows unfair practices in churches construction, EIPR members to monitor implementation of new law despite its flaws

State Council finalises controversial church construction and Civil Service laws
Council says examination of press and media law will take time as Press Syndicate urges parliament to issue it

Coptic Orthodox Church renews approval of government’s draft law on churches
Disputed law awaits submission to parliament before it can be issued

The hardship of praying: churches under the state’s watchful eye
Amid distrust in the government, Copts demand secular vision to new law on churches construction

Stubbornness fans the flames of church construction law debate
The church is in dispute with the government over security permissions and vague wording

Authorities keep turning their back on threats facing Egypt’s Copts: Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination
The NGO staged a protest Saturday demanding that victims of sectarian attacks be granted their rights

Egypt failed to act against victimisation of Christians: US report
Perpetrators in sectarian strife incidents not held accountable by law

Kom Al-Lufi Copts protest customary reconciliation, demand legal rights
After losing their houses in a sectarian attack in Minya, the protesters fled and staged a sit-in at church