Copts facing deportation hope for last-minute reprieve

A group of Coptic Christian asylum seekers is pleading with the federal government to be allowed to stay in Australia, just days before the group is due to be deported to Egypt.

Malak Abdelmalak, left, and Ramez Abdallah Ramez

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