Latest in Tag: sectarian Highlight
Latest in Tag: sectarian

Sectarian-related crimes to be addressed in State Security Emergency Courts
Decision by cabinet took place as country renewed state of emergency for another three months

Op-ed review: solving sectarian problems, Trumpâs slaps, surprises
Al-Masry Al-Youmâs Newton wrote that the issue was not sectarian because such crimes have nothing to do with religion, but rather the âbeastâ, which takes over humans, which should be faced by law enforcement and âmercilessâ punishment.

Trial begins for 21 defendants over Atfeeh sectarian violence
Angry mob attacked Coptic citizens in house used for prayer

Government imposes restrictive church construction law
Parliament claims issue dates back to 160 years, but passes law in 48 hours without discussions

Denial, customary reconciliation cover up sectarian strife in Upper Egypt
Official statements imply blame on Coptic man who âattempted to build churchâ in private residence

Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR
Case of Muslim Shiâa sheds light on discrimination, incitement, and violence

7 new defendants in Minya sectarian strife incidents
Preliminary investigations confirm assault of elderly woman occurred despite the defendantâs refusal of the charge

4 minors sentenced to 5 years in prison for charges of âreligious contemptâ
Coptic teenagers in Minya accused of producing video âinsultingâ Islam

Tamarod: From deposing Morsi to its own collapse
25 January and 30 June were not revolutions because we havenât done anything differently since, says ex-Tamarod founder

Extra-judicial community justice is increasing sectarian violence: EIPR
Resolving disputes outside of justice system reflects community power structures
Teacher, students released on bail for âcontempt of religionâ after ISIS video
Teacher Gad Younan was made to leave his village, following a meeting of Christians and Muslims

Coptic families forcibly displaced after Beni Suef attacks
Christian newspaper reports local Muslims tried to protect Copts from villagers angered over âinsults to Islamâ

Imprisoned journalist beaten in prison for conversion to Christianity
Lawyer submits complaint to Prosecutor General for unlawful detention and abuse

Imprisoned Christian journalist to face blasphemy charges
Former-Muslim previously charged with âinciting sectarian strifeâ appears to be state security target
Egypt condemns killings in Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Foreign ministry also calls for national consensus in Yemen and stability in the region

South Sudan crisis âdeterioratesâ after six months of war
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue.
Contempt of religion trial adjourned to 24 June
Christian man faces contempt of religion charge for social media activity
Four dead in clashes in Lebanonâs Tripoli
AFP- Four people have been killed in fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where sectarian clashes linked to the Syrian conflict regularly break out, a security source said Monday. âThree people, a woman and two men, were killed in heavy clashes overnight in which heavy artillery and rockets were used,â the source told …
Sectarian violence in Minya leaves five dead
The governorate had recently suffered from deadly sectarian tensions

NGO documents violence against Copts
ECPSS: August worst month of sectarian violence in modern Egyptian history

Security forces attempt to restore order in Delga
Dozens have been arrested in the Upper Egypt village
Security forces guarding Port Said church injured in attack
Police in front of a church near the Suez Canal city are attacked in drive-by shooting

Human rights groups decry âcollective punishmentâ
Human rights organisations condemn security crackdown on pro-Morsi sit-ins and violent response from the latter

Two Turkish Airlines pilots abducted in Lebanon
The abduction is believed to be related to the kidnap of nine Lebanese Shi’as in Syria in May 2012

Rights groups call for end to incitement against Christians
Human rights groups criticise state for failing to protect citizens from violence
11 arrested for Saturday violence in Minya
Prosecutor General charges 11 suspects following attacks in Bani Ahmed

Minya Diocese recounts Saturdayâs sectarian clashes
Maspero Youth Union blames Morsi supporters for the clashes caused by a pro-army song
EIPR calls on Mansour to stand against state security court
The initiative calls on interim president to not ratify a ruling against nine Copts and eight Muslims

15 injured in Minya sectarian clashes
A verbal dispute leads to clashes with live bullets and stones, three houses set on fire

Foreign minister assured of protection of Egyptians in Iraq
Iraqi foreign minister confirms protection of Egyptians after two killed in Baghdad