Farshout
Three Egyptian defendants sentenced to death over abduction, rape of a minor
Egypt
July 22, 2020
Three Egyptian defendants sentenced to death over abduction, rape of a minor
Egypt’s Qena Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Othman Mohamedin, decided to refer the case of three defendants accused of raping…
Gunmen open fire on funeral in Qena
Egypt
June 17, 2017
Gunmen open fire on funeral in Qena
Gunmen opened fire during the funeral of a victim who had been shot dead, as conflicts were renewed in a…
Six Muslim Brotherhood leaders released in Nag Hammadi
Egypt
November 22, 2013
Six Muslim Brotherhood leaders released in Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi prosecutors released six Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested after the Rabaa al-Adaweya and al-Nahda sit-in dispersals in August.The defendants…
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
A Coptic man was on Monday sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a Muslim girl, an incident which…
Shadow of violence, displacement looms over Christian holidays in Upper Egypt
Egypt
January 7, 2010
Shadow of violence, displacement looms over Christian holidays in Upper Egypt
Qena-–In the biggest church in Farshout, a town harboring a little less than 60,000 inhabitants in Upper Egypt’s Naga Hamady,…