Martyrdom of 21 Christians in Libya must never be forgotten, says peerLord Alton of Liverpool has said that the martyrdom of 21 Christians by ISIS "demands a better response" from the world to the ongoing persecution and genocide of religious minorities. Twenty of the men executed on the beach on 15 February 2015 were Coptic Christians from Egypt. The other martyr was Matthew Ayariga, a Christian from Ghana. He called on governments and individuals to stand in "common humanity" with persecuted religious minorities, including Christians, Uyghurs and Rohingya. "When Matthew Ayariga stood with his Coptic brothers, he did so in an uncommon, atypical, display of common humanity.

Source: Libya Today February 15, 2022 12:02 UTC