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A damaged home belonging to one of seven Christian families whose houses were looted and set on fire by Muslim men during the attack on Soad Thabet in 2016
Pictured is another damaged home belonging to one of seven Christian families, whose houses were looted and set on fire by Muslim men, in the southern province of Minya
Egypt s Coptic Christians, the largest religious minority in the Middle East, make up 10 to 15 percent of the country s 100million population.
Christians have long complained of discrimination in Egypt, and in recent years ISIS has also targeted churches, killing dozens.
Inter-faith relationships, or claims that they are happening, are often a source of tension between the religious communities.
Met dank overgenomen van Europees Parlement (EP), gepubliceerd op donderdag 17 december 2020.
On Thursday and Friday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in China, Iran and Egypt.
Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China
Parliament strongly condemns the Chinese government-led system of forced labour - in particular the exploitation of Uyghur, ethnic Kazakh and Kyrgyz, and other Muslim minority groups - in factories within and outside internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It also denounces the continued transfer of forced labourers to other Chinese administrative divisions, and the fact that well-known European brands and companies have been benefiting from forced Chinese labour.
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People should have the right to critique and voice their opinions about their government without fear of backlash or punishment. Similarly, activists should be able to protect human and civil rights if the government violates these. Sadly, there are too many cases of governments around the world and throughout history using their power to silence anyone who critiques or different ideas.
In November, multiple staff members from an Egyptian human rights group, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), were detained by Egyptian authorities. Amnesty International has condemned the arrests. The detainees, Karim Ennarah and Mohammed Basheer, were “charged with spreading fake news and belonging to a terrorist organisation.” This charge is common for lawyers, journalists, bloggers, and activists. However, this is not
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An Egyptian court acquitted Thursday three defendants who stripped and dragged an elderly Coptic Christian woman through her village in 2016, a judicial source said.
Soad Thabet, 74, was paraded naked by a mob of violent vigiliantes after rumours surfaced that her son was having an affair with a Muslim woman.
The sectarian incident in Al-Karm village in Minya governorate, about 300 kilometres (200 miles) south of the capital Cairo, saw also homes of Christian families torched and villagers angrily calling for the expulsion of Copts.
Egypt s Christians, the largest religious minority in the Middle East, make up 10-15 percent of the 100 million population.