Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the final draft of a constitution approved on November 29, 2012, by Egypt’s 100-member constituent assembly protects some rights but undermines others.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal said any citizen in any place all over the world who seeks asylum to the Netherlands must first be present on Dutch soil and then offer a convincing proof that he/she needs international protection. [Dīnā Darwīsh, al-Akhbār, Oct. 23, p. 7] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, September 10, 2012
The growing Coptic media outlets became the voice of Copts in Egypt. The first Coptic channel, specialize din Christian affairs, was broadcasted from Sweden is Sat 7. Some of this Christian outlets was established as a reaction to the existence of Islamic channels that somewhat offended...
Date of source: Friday, September 7, 2012
The Netherlands Embassy in Cairo denied news about the Dutch Parliament granting religious asylum to Egypt's Copts.
News circulated in the press the the Dutch Parliament made an official statement granting religious asylum to Egypt's Copts who are being persecuted in Egypt, which the Embassy denied...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
A report by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization reports the migration of nearly 100,000 Copts since last March 19. Najīb Jubrā'īl, head of the organization, expects the number reaches 250,000 by the end of 2011 if the migration continues at the same pace, which threatens the...