Egypt: Coptic Christians demand justice
for worshippers murdered by Muslims
Dozens of Christians and Muslims protested in front of the Egyptian Supreme Court in Cairo on December 4 demanding the release of demonstrators jailed for their participation in protests held at Talbiya on November 24. They want to draw the court’s attention to the fact that police used live ammunition during the protest, killing four Copts and wounding an additional 120.
The demonstrators want all those in jail to be released, including children and minors. They also call for the resignation and prosecution of Giza’s governor and chief of state security “who gave orders to open fire on the unarmed Coptic protesters," said Dr. Naguib Ghobrial, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, who organised the rally.
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