Emad Hilmi, human rights activist has told Copts United that Mina Asaad Fahim, the kidnapped child by armed men in Deir Mawas, Minya has been returned home after his family paid a large ransom approaching 2 million pounds.

The wife of the Christian contractor Refaat Fawzy Abdo who was arrested for the second time after the events of Abu Fana monastery, Mallawy, Minya told Copts United that her husband was arrested unjustly and without committing any crime.

Taher al-Hashemi, the Secretary General of Al al-Bayt union in Egypt and member of the international union of Al al-Bayt told Copts United that the death of Pope Shenouda is a great loss to both the Arabic and Islamic region because of his great opinions and his support for the Palestinian issue as well as preventing the Coptic Orthodox from visiting Jerusalem however it is very important for them.

Christian of al-Hadr village, Dirot, Assiut are panicked and terrified as A man called Salheen Salah Mohammed Murad with a number of muggers are bullying them. Salheen has committed two crimes at one week, when he stole a microbus of the church after attacking the driver. As well as breaking into a house of a Christian man called Hanna Aziz Malak, with weapons and

Nearly 300 people belonging to the Islamic group protested yesterday in front of the Administration building of Minya governorate, demanding the release of 1,900 detainees of the group by the former regime. Protesters cried out saying "Should we always be oppressed?" Some protesters also broke into the affiliated garden of the building after the doors were closed in front of them.

Yesterday, a Muslim of Abul-Hadr village, Dirout, Assiut called Salhien Salah Mohammed Murad accompanied by four thugs broke into the house of a Christian man named Hanna Aziz Malek, Human rights activist Izzat Ibrahim Izzat told Copts United.

Rami Kamel, human rights activist told Copts United that two Christians were wounded by gunshots, one in his face. In addition to a number of Muslims who were also wounded during the fight which started as clashes among Christian drivers in Warraq, Giza. Then, transmitted to a fight between Christians and Muslims when some Muslims tried to intervene to break up clashes between the drivers. Kamel said that clashes developed into using firearms. A number of Salafis tried to provoke Muslims against Christians, but some Muslim wise men intervened to stop them.

Saeed Abdel Maseeh, director of the Egyptian Center for Development and Human Rights told Copts united that the Attorney General decided to remove the name of Dr. Adel Fawzi, the head of Middle East Christians organization from the no travel list. Fawzi was banned from travelling outside Egypt after being accused of defamation of religions in 2007.

Father Estafanous Shehata , deputy of Samalut diocese said to Copts united that Christian merchants of Samalut, Minya governorate are panicked after the threats they had received anonymously at their homes or through their cell phones, especially after criminals had carried out their threats by burning some shops owned by a Christian man called Yasser Sorial which coasted him about two million pounds.

Ayman Sadiq Kamal, the brother of Hani, the young kidnapped Christian in Minya, said to Copts United the security authorities in Minya are still covering up the criminals who kidnapped his brother, however their names and location are known, pointing out that the prosecution has arrested them after the incident, then released them to mislead the investigations.

Human rights activist, Ezzat Ibrahim told Copts United that a number of thugs stopped a microbus owned by St. Mary Church, Abu al-Hadr village, Dirout, Assiut, and stole it. Ezzat explained that the thugs attacked the microbuses, when transporting students to the school of the village, attacked the driver, let the students out, then took the microbus and fled.

Human rights activist, Amir Fakhry, al-Kalema human rights center in Minya told Copts United that a Christian girl called Hanaa Munir Younan, 21 years old, from Bani Ebaid village affiliated to Abu Korkas, Minya, have disappeared last Sunday.

Liberal activist and writer D. Yehia al-Wakiel, has told Copts United that he intends to establish an Egyptian group that confirms the Egyptian identity as well as cultural pluralism of the country. The group will be called "Copts Brotherhood" which is going to be political and not based on religion, and all Egyptians will be allowed in, even moderate Salafies who don’t hate non-Muslims and atheists, said al-Wakiel.

Human rights activist, Wissa Fawzi told Copts United that the displaced Christian families from the village of sharbat, affiliated to al-Nahda city, al-Ameria, Alexandria, returned last Saturday to their homes. Abaskhiroun Suleiman Khalil returned with his family, accompanied by Sherif Hawary, the Salafist Sheik and the Salafist MP Ahmed al-Sharif of al-Nour Party.

“The Church has been caring carefully for the family of Murad Sami Girgis, on the contrary of what was said by media” Said Father Boktor Nashed, priest of al-Nahda church, al-Amria, Alexandria to Copts United. He added that the church has assigned attorneys at her own expense and has provided housing for the father and his two sons, pointing out that Metropolitan Pachomius is taking care of them himself. He added that Sammy’s brother had requested a sum of money for renting an apartment, and I asked him for the contract that we can pay the money, but did not bring it, so I refused to pay.

Eng. Melad Kamel Garas, owner of Notre Dame school in Aswan said to Copts United, that those who attacked the school in the beginning were of Salafies and religious groups claiming that a church is being built at the school. Garas said there is a place in front of the school for nuns to rest, and during building it, Salafies and Islamist groups said that the building is going to be a church, and spread so through the microphones of the mosques, and they started attacking the place. So, the nuns panicked as they were expelled, and some of them were injured and others fainted. After that, they expelled the security men of the school, and locked the building with chains and locks and took the keys. Garas said that the investigations showed that the building is not a church, and that it is legally constructed after obtaining a license.

Rights activists Markos Shawki Hanna said to “Copts United” that today a group of Salafis and thugs attacked “Noterdam School” which is owned by Christians in Aswan pretending that a church is going to be built inside it, and they were going to prevent it.

Brother of the disappearing Christian girl, "Mary Halim Kedies", "Remon" said that the Security is trying to stop the march, which will be launched today at 3.00 PM to "Balyana" Police station, "Sohag" governorate. "Remon” pointed out that a journalist said about the Director of Security saying they are going to be arrested if they continued on the strike. "Keddis" explained to “Coptic United”, that he and his family are going to

Human rights activist "Wissa Fawzi" told "Copts united" that the Salafi Sheikh "Sherif Hawary" held a meeting last Saturday with about 500 of young Salafi people and a number of Muslims, when they agreed on the return of the displaced Christian families back to their homes in a public reception by the Muslims of the village and a number of popular and religious leaders, and MPs. "Fawzi" assured that the families which had received compensations of the Diocese of “Brhaira” , has started today in repairing the damages of their houses, and that "Abaskhiroun Soliman" and his four children are still outside of the village, and will begin to repair damages caused to their homes and their shops very soon.

Dr. Mohammad Al Baz a professor in Faculty of Information Cairo University- praises the idea of broadcasting the programs electronically through Copts United live almost everyday. In a private talk to Copts United Al Baz announces that “The website that way seeks the completion of its components and media tools asserting that the electronic press is not only restricted on the media written topics but on the multimedia as well (video, voice, and photo). Moreover, Copts United, having got this idea

The brother of kidnapped girl in Tahta , Girgis Hanna Labib, said in a speech with Copts -united," that his sister Irene did not return to her home till now, and his family lost the hope of finding her, despite the SOS sent by the family to the Presidency.