Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
While the court found two brothers, Rāmiz and Bīshūy Na‘īm, innocent of bloody clashes that took place in Minia between two Coptic families, security authorities refused to release them in an effort to force their family to reconcile with the other family involved in the dispute.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Dayr al-Barshā is a small village in al-Minyā in Upper Egypt. The
village has witnessed struggles between the families of Ya‘qūb and Karās; but 30 months ago
the conflicts became more furious and resulted in a massacre where five people of the same family were murdered,
including children, over...
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Dispute over two qirats of land in the Upper Egyptian village of Dayr al-
Barshā, Minia governorate, ended up with six people killed and 12 others wounded.