Sinai militants pledge to ‘kill more Copts’ after murdering man over cross tattoo in Egypt
World Watch Monitor Bassem Herz Attalhah was 27. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor Militants belonging to the ‘State of Sinai’ group in Egypt have promised to “kill more Copts” after murdering a 27-year-old Coptic man because of the tattoo of a cross on his wrist. Bassem Herz Attalhah, also known as Haythem Shehata, was on his […]
Egypt’s human rights move dismissed as ploy to win back US aid
World Watch Monitor Efforts by the Egyptian government to improve its record on human rights are aimed primarily at persuading the US government to reinstate its generous aid package, Coptic activists have said. Last month Egypt announced it would set up 60 human-rights departments across the country to record complaints from citizens of rights violations. […]