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Over 100 Coptic Christian Teenagers Arrested in Egypt

By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service EGYPT (ANS) — Egyptian State Security has intensified its intimidation of the Coptic Church and Christians in Nag Hammadi, and neighboring Bahgoura, by carrying out random arrests of Christian youth. According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih writing for the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA), the ongoing campaign against Christians started on Jan. 7 2010. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, Egypt, Muslim

Christian Arrested by Egyptian Security for Praying At Home

By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service EGYPT ANS – Egyptian State Security recently arrested a Christian Copt in the village of Deir Samalout, Samalout, Minia province, for praying “without a license.” … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Egypt, Persecution