Men who dragged a 70-year-old woman through her village naked because her son was rumoured to be having an affair with a Muslim woman are acquitted by a court in Egypt
- Soad Thabet, now 74, was paraded naked during the sectarian violence in 2016
- It was accompanied by the torching of homes and calls for Christian expulsions
- A father and his two sons were cleared at retrial after earlier getting prison term
Christian woman Soad Thabet, pictured, was attacked after her son was rumoured to have had an affair with a married Muslim woman
Three men who stripped and dragged an elderly Christian woman through an Egyptian village over rumours that her son was having an affair with a Muslim woman have been acquitted by a court.
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المبادرة المصرية تعرب عن قلقها من الحكم الصادر في قضية تعرية " سيدة الكرم" وتطالب النيابة العامة بالتقرير بالطعن
العدالة الجنائيةالحريات المدنية
بيان صحفي
17 ديسمبر2020
تابعت المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية بقلق بالغ الحكم الصادر اليوم من محكمة جنايات المنيا، ببراءة المتهمين الثلاثة في قضية تعرية سعاد ثابت، والمعروفة إعلاميا بـ "سيدة الكرم" بمركز أبوقرقاص بمحافظة المنيا، على خلفية الاعتداءات الطائفية التي شهدتها قرية الكرم خلال مايو 2016. وتحذر المبادرة المصرية من تداعيات عدم إدانة المتورطين في هذه الاعتداءات، والتي ترسخ لغياب العدالة والتمييز بين المواطنين على أساس الدين وتشجع على تكرار مثل هذه الاعتداءات الطائفية، بالإضافة إلى ما تمثله من رسالة للتساهل مع وقائع العنف ضد المرأة بشكل عام.
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EGYPT: Riots Follow Blasphemy Accusation
Egypt's Minya Governorate region erupted in violence on November 25th after rumours spread that a young, barely literate Christian man named Girgis Sameeh posted a message on Facebook that was considered insulting to Islam. In al-Barsha, Girgis' hometown, hundreds of Muslims attacked the homes of Coptic Christians, also looting and destroying local businesses. The fury of the mob spread to the church of Abou Sefin, where the congregation was celebrating the beginning of a fast for the Advent season.
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The woman and her 25-year-old son were killed in front of their home. Nobody in the village helped them. For human rights activists, the fact is "a huge example of intolerance and hatred that spreads against Christians", also nourished in schools. Central and state government’s silence and failure to defend minorities.
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Chadwell Heath Church DESECRATED and the Establishment & Broadcast Media stay silent!
Man accused of tearing down cross on Baptist church 'committed religiously-aggravated offence', court hears
- Footage from Sunday showed a man attacking wooden cross in Chadwell Heath
- Yussef Alwali, 21, appeared in court charged with religiously aggravated offence
- Barkingside Magistrates Court heard there are 'ongoing concerns' about Alwali
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Egypt sees Coptic Community targeted with violence by mob
A mob of Muslim extremists attacked the Coptic Community in the village of Dabbous in the Samalout suburb of Minya governorate, Upper Egypt, on 5 October.
A mob of Muslim extremists attacked the Coptic Community in the village of Dabbous in the Samalout suburb of Minya governorate, Upper Egypt, on 5 October. A number of the attackers have been arrested, along with several Copts who tried to defend themselves.
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Paris Attacker Says He Was Targeting 'Charlie Hebdo' Magazine
The attacker was identified as an 18-year-old Pakistani man who arrived in France three years ago as an unaccompanied minor.
French officials say a man who is suspected of stabbing two people Friday in Paris has said he was targeting what he thought were the offices of the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" because it had recently republished cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad.
The attacker was identified as an 18-year-old Pakistani man who arrived in France three years ago as an unaccompanied minor.
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Continued violence in Nigeria leaving Christians 'paralysed by fear'
Tola Mbakwe
A Nigerian priest has said a surge in violence against Christians has left people paralysed by fear and unable to go about their normal lives.
Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Sam Ebute of Kangoro (pictured above) said Christians were constantly worried about the next spate of attacks.
He said: "For the past seven weeks, we have been burying our parishioners with no end in sight. These last attacks have left us all in fear and especially the fear of the unknown because we do not know when the next round of attacks will happen and what will trigger it.
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Manchester Arena attack: Hashem Abedi jailed for minimum 55 years
Image copyright GMP Image caption Hashem Abedi was arrested in Libya the day after the bombing
The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been jailed for at least 55 years for the murders of 22 people.
Top (left to right): Lisa Lees, Alison Howe, Georgina Callander, Kelly Brewster, John Atkinson, Jane Tweddle, Marcin Klis, Eilidh MacLeod - Middle (left to right): Angelika Klis, Courtney Boyle, Saffie Roussos, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, Martyn Hett, Michelle Kiss, Philip Tron, Elaine McIver - Bottom (left to right): Wendy Fawell, Chloe Rutherford, Liam Allen-Curry, Sorrell Leczkowski, Megan Hurley, Nell Jones
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Nigerian celebrities join calls to end mass killings of Christians in new campaign
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Several high-profile Nigerian celebrities have taken part in a campaign calling for an end to the ongoing violence targeting Christian communities in southern Kaduna state.
A series of short videos entitled "Stop the Killings in Southern Kaduna" was released on Sunday featuring actors, comedians, music artists and business executives.
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- محكمة بريطانية: المؤبد للداعشية صفية شيخ
- الجمعة 03 يوليو 2020 - 15:55 GMT
نصر المجالي: قررت محكمة لندنية اليوم الجمعة، سجن البريطانية المتحولة إلى الإسلام التي كانت أدت الولاء لـ(داعش) صفية شيخ مدى الحياة بتهمة التآمر لتفجير كاتدرائية القديس بولس خلال احتفالات عيد الفصح العام 2019.
ومن التهم التي وجهت لصفية شيخ (36 عاما) التي كانت تخضع لرقابة جهاز الاستخبارات الداخلي البريطانيMI5 التخطيط لزرع قنبلة في فندق قريب ثم تفجير نفسها في هجوم انتحاري على مترو أنفاق لندن.
وقرر قاضي محكمة (أولد بيلي) وجوب أن تخدم صفية شيخ التي مثلت أمام المحكمة مرتدية جلبابا وحجابا أسودين، مدة ما لا يقل عن 14 عاما في السجن.
وبعد الحكم القضائي، حيث كانت أقرت بذنبها في التخطيط لهجوم ونشر مواد إرهابية، تم نقل صفية بواسطة الشرطة إلى السجن حيث كانت تبتسم، ورفعت إصبعها في تحية لها ارتباط بتنظيم الدولة الإسلامية (داعش).
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Egypt: Muslim terrorists hurls Molotov cocktail at Greek Orthodox church in Alexandria
“Attempted Attack at Orthodox Church in Egypt,” International Christian Concern, May 30, 2020:
05/30/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On May 16th, an unnamed man reportedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at a Greek Orthodox church in Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria. The incident resulted in no casualties or damages to the church. Police identified the attacker and arrested him.
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The notorious blasphemy law and the religious minorities in Pakistan
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
When the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asia Bibi from the death penalty, leaders and members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) took to the streets calling for protests across the country. A TLP patron, Pir Abdul Qadri called for the killing of the Supreme Court judges who had ruled on the case of Asia Bibi. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan rebuked the protestors for exploiting religious sentiments for political gain, and promised that the country would protect the lives of people at all costs. However, the next day, the government announced that it was in talks with the religious groups who protested the court verdict, and Asia Bibi was put on the exit control list, barring her from leaving Pakistan. Imran Khan went further and released all the arrested protestors of TLP and apologized.
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