Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2003
For the second time, the General Prosecutor approved appealing the verdict issued by the Criminal Court of Sohag on the lawsuit of Al-Kosheh riots.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2003
Sharp questions have flared up concerning the independence of the Egyptian judicial system after the Criminal Court of Sohag sentenced only two of 95 defendants on February 27 in a retrial for the deaths of 21 Christians in and around the village of al-Kosheh in late 1999 and early 2000. The...
Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2003
The Criminal Court of Sohag will announce its verdict about the case of al-Kosheh riots on Thursday. In the first trial, only four defendants out of 96 were convicted but not for killing.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
The criminal court at Sohag governrate postponed pronouncing the sentences in the case of Al-Kosheh till February 27, 2003. The court said the judges need more time for deliberations and discussions.
Date of source: Sunday, January 26, 2003
The criminal court in Sohag will hand down tomorrow its sentence in this case of the religious sedition which took place in Al-Kosheh village in 2001.
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2002
The three authors criticize reporting in the Layman, an American Presbyterian publication, claiming Christians in Egypt are persecuted. They believe the author of this article was ill-informed and provided readers with wrong information. The Layman got the opportunity to respond to their criticism...
Date of source: Monday, June 3, 2002
The author claims of giving a firsthand look at “the persecuted church in Egypt.” He approaches some of Egypt´s evangelical Christians who claim that they are under siege by militant Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Different reports on whether or not Christians in Islamic countries are persecuted: 30.1 Hermann Schalück OFM Persecuted Christians? Introduction 30.2 Johannes Müller SJ Religious Freedom - Aspirations and Reality Reflections on the Complex Relationship between Christians and Muslims 30.3 Theodor...
Date of source: Sunday, August 18, 2002
[Bait Alam is a village in the Sohag governorate, in Upper Egypt. As a result of vendettas between two big families there, 22 men belonging to one family have been killed by members of the other family.]
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Al-Midan was the only Egyptian publication giving attention to the petition of the US Copts Association about al-Kosheh. It is customary for the US Copts Association to prepare petitions, demonstrations or other activities prior to a visit of president Mubarak to the US.Muslim-Christian-Jewish...