Tag: Religious freedoms

Church Construction Law regressive for religious freedoms: EIPR

Study shows unfair practices in churches construction, EIPR members to monitor implementation…

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State Council finalises controversial church construction and Civil Service laws

Council says examination of press and media law will take time as…

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Coptic Orthodox Church renews approval of government’s draft law on churches

Disputed law awaits submission to parliament before it can be issued

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The hardship of praying: churches under the state’s watchful eye

Amid distrust in the government, Copts demand secular vision to new law…

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Stubbornness fans the flames of church construction law debate

The church is in dispute with the government over security permissions and…

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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…

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Egypt failed to act against victimisation of Christians: US report

Perpetrators in sectarian strife incidents not held accountable by law

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Kom Al-Lufi Copts protest customary reconciliation, demand legal rights

After losing their houses in a sectarian attack in Minya, the protesters…

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