Eastern parts of the country appear to be the worst affected by threats against, and attacks on, Christians.
On 3 March, extremist group Ansar Al Sahri'a (allegedly involved in the attack on the US consulate on 11 September 2012) surrounded the Benghazi European School (BES), and accused the teachers of promoting pornography: Sex education materials given to the students were deemed unacceptable,lvase.com.
On 28 February a gunman attacked a Coptic Orthodox church in Benghazi, assaulting two priests, though they were not injured.
Around the same time, 50-100 Copts in the city (Egyptian workers in Libya) were detained on charges of spreading Christianity . According to the authorities, they were in possession of bibles,Cheap Toms shoes, Christian books and sacred images.
On 17 February (two-year anniversary of the revolution) four Christians - a Swedish-American, an Egyptian, a South African and a South Korean - were arrested by a Preventive Security unit on charges of proselytizing and distributing religious literature,jordan pas cher. The four missionaries are awaiting trial and could face the death penalty.
Salafist militias have a strong presence in the city, and Ansar Al Shari'a enjoys widespread support in the region, according to the spokesperson of Local Council in Benghazi, Osama Al Sherif.
The first attack on the Christian community in Libya since the revolution was in September 2012 in the western province of Misrata when four men broke into the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Giorgio Dafniya,true religion outlet, burning three icons and Greek and Cypriot flags.
Three months later,Beats by Monster, on 29 December, grenades were thrown at the same church, killing two Egyptian Copts. The attack was carried out by an Egyptian fundamentalist group allegedly enraged by a controversial film about the Prophet.
Modus vivendi?
There are no official figures on religious communities in Libya. Of the estimated 1.5 million foreigners, about 100,000 are Christians, according to local Christian authorities - mainly Copts and Roman Catholics, with some Greek Orthodox, Anglicans and Protestants.
According to Bishop Timotheus Adla Bishara, head of the Orthodox Church in Tripoli, those Copts who fled during the nine months of fighting in 2011 have returned.
We Copts live peacefully in Libya. After the attack on the Coptic church near Misrata, the local council and the government have given us full support and are committed to guaranteeing greater security to our community, Bishop Adla Bishara told IRIN, adding: The Copts are safer in Libya than in Egypt nowadays and the authorities are investigating the latest threats.
Immediately after the end of February assault on Coptic orthodox priests in Benghazi,cheap true religion jeans, the Libyan foreign ministry by what it called irresponsible armed men , and said the action went against the teachings of Islam and basic rights,air jordon.
During the Gaddafi era, the authorities did not issue any restriction on religious minorities as there was a tacit agreement on the ban on proselytizing, said Roman Catholic Reverend Vasihar Baskaran in a sermon following the arrest of four Catholics in Benghazi.
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