On Tuesday a research project reported 714 protests nationwide in November after charges were dropped against Mubarak over complicity in killing protesters during the 2011 uprising. Recently students nationwide staged demonstrations on university campuses and generally protested against the government - mainly against the detainment of their colleagues. In Egypt the army plays an influential role in political and economic spheres. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi was previously chief of the army, which toppled Mursi. On Monday an Egyptian prosecutor referred 399 civilians to a military court, including four top leaders, as the state expands a crackdown against political opponents, - causing more protests. Recently the Coptic Church marched to draw attention to the ‘lack of justice’ for 28 Christian deaths during the 2011 protests. http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/353974925.html
Egypt: Unrest, military courts & Christian protests
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- Pray: for the government to honestly and peacefully address the public calls for justice (Ps.3:4)
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