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Copts facing deportation hope for last-minute reprieve

Malak Abdelmalak, left, and Ramez Abdallah Ramez

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. The asylum seekers say they face persecution, and even death, if they return to their homeland, where Copts remain the target of militant attacks.


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By Manny Tsigas

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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. The asylum seekers say they face persecution, and even death, if they return to their homeland, where Copts remain the target of militant attacks.


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