There are 11 churches total in Imbaba, of which only five have obtained liscenses
Over two days in late January, dozens of Coptic Christian residents of the village of Ezbet Farag Allah in Minya staged a demonstration in front of the Diocese of Samalut…
How a Minya archdiocese's 17-year long attempt to license a church was capped by violence
The disputed legal status of a church in Beni Suef sparked sectarian violence and 20 arrests
Officials said the fire started as a result of an electrical fault
An angry mob of Muslim residents surrounded the building and protested its presence in the village
A Cabinet committee approved the legal status of 80 churches, brings the total number to 627
The committee has been slow, according to EIPR researcher Ishaq Ibrahim
The Minya Governorate and Minya Diocese are at odds after several unlicensed churches were shuttered in the governorate in October, following a…
Police personnel prevented a group of Coptic citizens from celebrating Mass in a Minya village on Sunday, citing security concerns
«A Minya bishop ordered the demolition of a church, raising questions about what constitutes heritage»
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