Date of source: Monday, September 16, 2013
A church source in Assiut stated that a number of Coptic priests and Bishops have submitted requests to General Abū Qassim Abū Dayf requesting him to increase security measures in front of schools, especially Coptic schools. Families in Assiut have requested postponing the start of the academic...
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2013
The prosecution’s investigations ended with the identification of the main suspect in the riots which took place on August 14 in Asyut. The city witnessed escalated violence following the dispersal of sit-ins in Cairo and Giza, which led to the burning of facilities including several shops, St....
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Dozens of Musri’ villagers of Asyut Governorate had the funeral of Hilāl Sābir Hilāl ‘Abd al-Malāk, 21, who died of severe 3rd degree burns during al-Khusūs incidents, on Apr. 12 amid tied security measures.
The body of Hilāl reached Virgin Mary Church in the village where the funeral took place....
Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2013
‘Atāllah’s funeral took place in his hometown of Asyut amid Coptic anger as ‘Atāllah was tortured to death by the Libyan authorities for being accused of proselytizing.
Pastor Bāqī Sidqī of the Evangelical community in Asyut headed the funeral prayers. Those in attendance were Father Būlus Bishāy,...