De Kopten steunden aanvankelijk Sisi, maar worden ook door zijn regime onderdrukt:
Een Koptische lerares wordt opgesloten wegens het 'beledigen van de islam'
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A Coptic Christian school teacher has been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of insulting Islam.
Demiana Emad, a 23-year-old social studies teacher, was arrested on 9 May 2013 after the head of the parents' association of Sheikh Sultan Primary School in Luxor filed a complaint accusing her of insulting Islam.
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http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsCont...nsulting-.aspx
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A young Christian man in Upper Egypt accused of blaspheming Islam for "liking" a Facebook page was sentenced Tuesday (June 24) to six years in prison, shocking the Coptic community and other Facebook users.
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"When Copts are accused of blasphemy, the courts have to act as fast as they can, but when Copts are kidnapped, Copts' land is stolen, or Copts are being killed … the law is not used at all."
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/ch...k-page-122210/
Geweld tegen Kopten neemt de laatste maanden toe:
Citaat:
The new government has not given any indication that it will address the root causes of the persecution of Copts. While some Islamist groups play a critical role in some of the attacks on Copts, in recent years the growing willingness of ordinary citizens to participate in attacks on their Christian neighbors is an alarming phenomenon. The free rein given to the police in their fight against Islamists has meant a return to previous patterns of police practices against Copts. The Egyptian police and legal system have failed to offer Copts any protection, or punishment for their attackers. Resolution has been left to local "reconciliation" sessions, which entrench a culture of immunity for attackers. Kidnappings of Copts in southern governorates have rocketed in recent months in the absence of any police action to protect them. While the military regime has been keen to use the church attacks in its propaganda for Western audiences, it has shown no interest in offering serious protection.
One telling example was the attack in a village near Luxor on the 4th and 5th of July 2013. Some Copts took refuge from an angry mob in a house. When the police arrived, they negotiated an agreement whereby the women and children were taken away and the men left to their fate. Four men were butchered as soon as the police left. In the aftermath of the attack, Luxor's Director of Security, Major Khalid Hassan informed Human Rights Watch that he found nothing wrong with the police's conduct. "There was no reason for the police to take any special measures, it's not [the police's] job to stop killings, we just investigate afterward."
Unfortunately such attacks are not a new occurrence, nor are they likely to be the last that will take place. No matter who the ruler of Egypt may be or what its constitution says, unless the Egyptian government takes serious steps to address the root causes of the sectarian problem and prevents attacks on Copts, they will continue to suffer from increasing discrimination and persecution.
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/th...-copts-123265/