The Maspero Massacre took place after a predominantly Christian peaceful march from Shubra to Maspero, the state-run Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), leaving 27 protesters dead.
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Egyptian protesters hold portraits of members of the former military council as they march in Cairo on October 9, 2012 to mark one year since nearly 30 demonstrators were killed in a Coptic Christian demonstration that was violently crushed by security forces. On October 9, 2011, thousands of demonstrators marched from the neighborhood of Shubra to Maspero to denounce the torching of a church in the southern province of Aswan. The protest was attacked and violence flared when the army and riot police charged at the protesters, leaving 26 Coptic Christians, one Muslim man and one policeman dead, says Amnesty International.
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Most reported cases of individuals charged with insulting religion are among Christians and atheists.
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Egyptian Coptics and Muslims attend a march in Cairo on October 9, 2012 to mark one year since nearly 30 demonstrators were killed in a Coptic Christian demonstration that was violently crushed by security forces.
Hundreds of Egyptian protesters march in the working class district of Shubra in Cairo holding portraits of members of the former military council, as well as portraits of the victims of the massacre.
On October 9, 2011, thousands of demonstrators marched from the neighbourhood of Shubra to Maspero to denounce the torching of a church in the southern province of Aswan. The protest was attacked and violence flared when the army and riot police charged at the protesters, leaving 26 Coptic Christians, one Muslim man and one policeman dead, says Amnesty International.
