DEMO by COPTIC CHRISTIANS @ MASPERO TV STATION JUNE 10th 2011


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Coptic Christians - there was an increase
in sectarian violence againt Copts in 2011

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The women's section, in front of the stage


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A month earlier 2 churches had been burned down
in Imbaba, a Cairo suburb


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Main speaker


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They were angry at the leniency given to the Imbaba fire bombers


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Main speaker


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Call and response


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Main speaker


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Coptic cross - church construction was unilaterally restricted
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Orator

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The army occupied the TV station at the very start of the revolution
to control the narrative


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Business man glances across at the stage

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Supporters

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Coptic celebrity addresses the crowd

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Focus on the stage

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Celebrity gets ready to speak


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Almost the literal cross

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They felt the government was not protecting them


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Single cross held aloft