Tag:copts - worship rights - church laws

Copt’s fields torched after rumours he was turning his house into a church

By WorldWatch Monitor -A Coptic Christian from Beni Suef governorate in Egypt saw his wheat fields set on fire, just four days after he...

Copts persuaded to drop charges against mob who attacked their church

By World Watch Monitor - Copts in a village near the Egyptian city of Alexandria have been persuaded to waive the charges against an extremist...

Egyptian Copts face Muslim mobs protesting against legalization of churches

By World Watch Monitor - The closure of a church in Upper Egypt that sought legalisation has been condemned as illegal by the congregation’s lawyer, and charges made...

Defying the Law

By - Youssef Sidhom - Watani -Police closes down churches awaiting legalisationThe Law for Building and Restoring Churches went into force in September 2016....

Egypt: Copts worship in streets after clashes over church permit

By WorldWatch Monitor -Tensions between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Upper Egypt have reportedly softened following clashes at the weekend.Copts in...

Copts in Kom El-Loufy still have no church in their village, and they’re not alone

By WorldWatch MonitorThe more than 1,600 Copts in the village of Kom El-Loufy in Minya, Upper Egypt are still waiting for a new church...

Sohag Copts attacked on rumor of opening church

By Nader Shukry – WataniFanatic Muslims in the village of al-Naghameesh in Sohag, some 450km south of Cairo, attacked the Copts in the village...