More Egyptian Christians arrested in Libya

Dozens of Egyptian Christians Arrested in Libya Charged With Proselytization
ICC Note: Dozens more Egyptian Christians were arrested Wednesday in Libya on charges of proselytizing, MidEast Christian News reports. The detainment follows the arrests of seven Christian foreigners in mid-February who are currently being held in Benghazi. According to MidEast News, the arrests were reported by the Facebook page “Yes to Secularism in Libya,” where a video was uploaded showing a group of Coptic Christians crowded into a room, after having their heads shaved by authorities. ICC has yet to confirm this information.
2/28/2013 Libya (CP) -Dozens of Egyptian Christians were arrested Wednesday in Libya under charges of proselytization.
The arrests were reported by the Facebook page “Yes to Secularism in Libya,” where a video was uploaded showing a group of Coptic Christians crowded into a room, after having their heads shaved by authorities.
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One Coptic businessman said, “These young men have been tortured. They are Egyptians working in Libya, but they have been detained in a warehouse somewhere in Benghazi.”
Recently, Libyan authorities have made a number of arrests, including that of four foreigners, under accusations of proselytization. The large majority of the population in Libya is Sunni Muslim.
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