Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Egyptian Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches said on Thursday that all Egyptian Christians are free to participate in demonstrations, calling on Muslims and Christians to put the interests of the country above all other considerations.
Date of source: Friday, February 4, 2011
The Coptic Youth Movement confirmed the participation of thousands of Coptic Christians in Friday's “Day of Departure” demonstrations, held to demand that President Husnī Mubārak resign immediately. Copts taking part in the demonstrations came from several districts of Cairo, including Shubra, Ain...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Najīb Jabrā’īl, a Coptic lawyer and the head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights and Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, met on Wednesday morning to discuss the deteriorating situation of the Clerical Council, and the increasing number of cases it is receiving – in its...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First, which will be via a march from Shubrā after Friday prayers to Tahrīr Square, where they will stage a sit-in.
The spokesman for the union, Rāmī Kāmil, announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Dr. Najīb Jibrā'īl, the president of Egyptian Union Organization for Human Rights, denied any church interference in Christine and Nancy issue in al-Minya.
Both girls converted to Islam. Jibrā'īl called on the church not to interfere in this issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl said his client Kāmīliyā Shihātah will not appear in the June 14, 2011 session at the State Council’s Administrative Judiciary Court in a case filed to demand that her whereabouts are disclosed.
“I expect the court to turn down the case and close it once and for all on the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
Copts opened a side of the Kornish Street which leads to Tahrir square; this side has been closed since the beginning of the protest.
Date of source: Thursday, May 19, 2011
More than 200 lawyers filed a report with the public prosecutor against Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl Mīkhā’īl, Coptic lawyer and Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organizations (EUHRO), for his statements on al-Tarīq channel and al-Dustūr, May 8, 2011, where he asked for international...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Hundreds of Copts joined the protest which started on Sunday 8, 2011 in front of Maspero in response to massive sectarian violence in Imbābah.
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Thousands of Copts descended on the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in ‘Abbāssīyah, Cairo on Friday, May 6, in response to a Salafi Muslim demonstration at the same location a week earlier