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January 18, 2021
Egypt: Christians ‘continue to face persecution and violence at the hands of radical Muslims who evade arrest’
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: there is an official double standard in the country by which Christians are all too often victimized. Article...
December 24, 2020
Egypt: Coptic Christians say they can’t get justice
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: the acquittal of these men for assaulting an elderly grandmother is, sadly, just one case among many. Coptic...
December 16, 2020
Egypt: Copt stabbed to death, two injured in hate crime in al-Alexandria
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt as they are...
November 29, 2020
Egypt: Church, Christian homes and shops attacked with stones and Molotov cocktails
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: members of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt are persecuted on a nearly daily basis for their faith...
November 26, 2020
Egypt: A young Christian teacher faces charges of insulting Islam after he posted comments on Facebook
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: in this article we see the official double standard by which Christians are all too often victimized. Article...
October 11, 2020
Egypt: Christians Targeted by Mob Following Wedding Attack
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt are persecuted on a nearly daily basis...
September 15, 2020
US Congress Holds Hearing on Human Rights Abuses in Egypt
It is heartening to see the U.S. House of Representatives turn its attention to issues involving the persecution of Christians in Egypt, which all...
September 13, 2020
Egypt: Christian women often targeted by Islamic extremists for kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriage
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: forced conversion of Christian women in Egypt is an ongoing problem, and reports of it continue to increase. Most...
August 22, 2020
Egypt: Officials force Christians to move grave of young boy far from Muslims, falsely claim they had no permits
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt as they are...
May 30, 2020
Egypt: Man hurls Molotov cocktail at Greek Orthodox church in Alexandria
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: this attack at Holy Virgin and Mar-Girgis (St George) Greek Orthodox Church in Ghabrial, Alexandria is a new...
May 25, 2020
Egypt gives legal status to 70 more churches, but threats to Christian houses of worship remain
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: while the granting of legal status to 70 more churches gives the impression that progress is being made, there is...
April 29, 2020
Egypt: Christian woman kidnapped by two veiled women, converted to Islam
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: forced conversion of Christian women in Egypt is an ongoing problem, and reports of it continue to increase. Most...
April 18, 2020
Egypt Foils Attack on Christians Planned for Great and Holy Pascha
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we are grateful to God that this attack was foiled. Security forces often do not interfere with such plots,...
April 2, 2020
Egypt: 15 opposition activists freed amid pandemic, but Christians languish in prison
Persecution of Christians in Egypt often takes the form that we see here: harassment not only from lawless mobs, but from legal authorities who...
March 30, 2020
Egypt: Man tries to kill Christian, says he did not know the victim, but hated him for being Christian
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt as they are...
February 14, 2020
Egypt: Under pressure and fearing vigilante violence, Christians recant testimony about burning of Christian homes
Here yet again we see that the persecution of Christians in Egypt all too often takes the form of official harassment from authorities who either...
February 12, 2020
Egypt extends detention of Coptic Christian arrested for fighting for equality and civil rights for Christians
Persecution of Christians in Egypt often takes the form that we see here: harassment not only from lawless mobs, but from legal authorities who...
February 10, 2020
Egypt: Man with a history of attacking Christians blocks priest’s car and attacks him with stones
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt as they are...
January 6, 2020
Egypt: Christian houses set on fire because the Christians wanted to pray together in the days before Christmas
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: this is a consequence of the fact that the Egyptian government is very slow to approve applications for the...
November 28, 2019
“The highest percentage of Christian murders in Egypt come from Minya”
Persecution of Christians in Egypt: we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt as they are...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword