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which were looted, destroyed, and burned. Initially, the police was able to contain the situation. However, two days later on Sunday 2 January 2000, riots spread violence into neighbouring villages and lead to the murders of 20 Christians. One Muslim was also accidentally shot dead by a fellow Muslim. More than 40 people were injured in the two-day incident. 260 shops, houses and kiosks were also deliberately burnt or damaged. Most of the killings took place in the outskirts of Kosheh, especially in the agriculture fields. This event was one of
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567:), whose diocese includes Kosheh, called the ruling "A shame that defames the reputation of Egypt and an invitation for more violence". Egypt's Prosecutor General Maher Abdel-Wahid appealed the acquittal verdict of the defendants, stating that "there is no doubt that 21 people were killed, and the killers must be brought to justice," "We never imagined that they would release the killers, but this is Egypt", a Copt from Kosheh admitted by telephone.
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that were initially arrested in connection to this massacre were eventually acquitted had their charges dropped. The only person convicted in the massacre was a Muslim charged with accidental killing of another Muslim, and sentenced to 13 years in prison. No one was ever convicted for the murder of the 21 Christian victims. This led to outrage in the
458:. The population of Kosheh is about 35,000, with 70% being Christian Copts. Kosheh is the trading center for a number of villages in the area. There is little farmland in Kosheh; it serves rather as the shopping nexus for the rural areas around it. Most of the shopkeepers are Copts, while most of the farmers in the surrounding villages are Muslims.
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took place about one year later, on Friday, 31 December 1999. The incidence stemmed from a quarrel between a
Christian merchant and a Muslim customer. The misunderstanding strained Muslim-Christian relations in the community. Relatives of the Muslim customer targeted Christian-owned shops and homes,
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Six days following the acquittal of the defendants, the homes of four
Christian families in Kosheh were set to fire and completely destroyed. One of the homeowners who reported the arson to the Egyptian police was tortured and forced to sign a statement prepared by a public prosecutor charging him
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reported that some of the arrested Copts had undergone mock crucifixions and that
Metropolitan Wissa faced possible execution. The Egyptian government was outraged at the negative publicity, and arrested the head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), whom it accused of having given
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On 1 December 2000, a criminal court in Sohag
Governorate released without bail all 89 defendants charged in the New Year's massacre in Kosheh. It was unprecedented in Egypt that several dozen murder suspects would be released without bail a month before their verdict was determined. All suspects
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The local authorities during the incident did little to control the situation. There were some cases where these officers participated in the killings. Following the massacre, the entire Coptic community felt that these events epitomised the criminal negligence of the
Egyptian administration,
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represented in its police force, when it comes to protecting Coptic lives and property. Since local police units are often drawn from the local community, local feuds including Muslim resentment of
Christian families can very well influence police behaviour.
503:. The head of the EOHR and Metropolitan Wissa were eventually released. Although the government promised to punish any police officers who had acted improperly, some of the police officers involved in the human rights violations against the
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were murdered by
Muslims. The Muslims in turn were allegedly seeking revenge for the "poisoning" of a brother. In response, the Egyptian police rounded up about 1,200 Christians for investigation into the murder. When
487:), whose diocese includes el-Kosheh, criticised the arrests, he was himself arrested with two of his priests, and was charged with inciting strife and damaging national unity between Christians and Muslims.
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605:"Political & Security Intelligence Analysis of the Islamic World and its Neighbours, Volume XII, Number III, 11 February 2000"
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665:"Egyptian Court Releases All 89 El-Kosheh Defendants | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction"
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in el-Kosheh were in fact promoted. Thus, the First Kosheh
Massacre turned into an international incident. As a result,
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Christians and Muslims had started a few years earlier, in August 1998, in what is known as the
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rejected the verdict openly, and told reporters "We want to challenge this ruling. We don't accept it."
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1826:
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910:
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319:
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2738:
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2321:
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998:
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with perpetrating the whole incident. He was subsequently forced to post bail for his own release.
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community who felt that these suspects should be in custody. The Pope of
Alexandria
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631:"10. Tribal Fanaticism reigns supreme in southern Egypt | Arab West Report"
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Justice Again Eludes Victims of El Kosheh violence in Egypt
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701:"Egypt's Prosecutor Appeals El-Kosheh Murder Acquittals"
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killed in this incident were considered martyrs of the
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Antireligious campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party
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Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
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Persecution of Muslims during the Ottoman contraction
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Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
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among nations that discriminate against Christians.
720:
718:
1173:1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat
1138:Persecution of Christians in the post–Cold War era
1093:Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
971:Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam
2910:
1208:2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka
715:
926:Destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
754:Violence Against Christians in Al Kosheh, Egypt
2298:Decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent
2292:Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
597:
2479:Persecution of Christians in the Eastern Bloc
2286:Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
1936:
808:
446:Kosheh is located on the eastern bank of the
427:
3049:Attacks on buildings and structures in Egypt
2601:Violence against Hindus in independent India
1178:1998 attacks on Christians in Dangs district
3044:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2000
3039:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1999
2813:Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh
2328:Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent
27:2000 massacre of Coptic Christians in Egypt
1943:
1929:
815:
801:
434:
420:
178:were the victims of a massacre in Kosheh,
2448:Massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars
1213:2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka
522:
511:groups in the West began to push for the
120:31 December 1999 – 2 January 2000 (riots)
694:
692:
690:
688:
686:
684:
682:
461:
51:
2412:French Revolutionary dechristianisation
726:"Middle East Transparent, 14 June 2004"
14:
2911:
2358:Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
2607:1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
1924:
796:
698:
679:
3004:Attacks during New Year celebrations
1895:
1193:2007 Christmas violence in Kandhamal
2751:Ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War
2701:Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh
2613:Jewish exodus from the Muslim world
2406:Christianization of the Sámi people
728:. Metransparent.com. Archived from
667:. Christianity Today. December 2000
220:Part of a series of articles on the
24:
1797:Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
994:1843 and 1846 massacres in Hakkari
182:, located 450 kilometres south of
25:
3060:
3029:Riots and civil disorder in Egypt
3014:20th-century mass murder in Egypt
2595:Violence against Muslims in India
2589:Persecution of Hindus in Pakistan
2535:Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses
1203:2008 Kandhamal nun gang rape case
747:
699:Baker, Barbara G. (14 May 2001).
186:, on Sunday, 2 January 2000. The
2954:20th-century executions by Egypt
2890:
1904:
1894:
1885:
1884:
1812:Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
237:
50:
43:
2906:[[Category:Massacres in Africa
2867:2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
2837:Persecution of Uyghurs in China
989:Constantinople massacre of 1821
490:In October 1998, an article by
212:
2949:20th-century Christian martyrs
2855:2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2825:Genocide of Christians by ISIL
2559:Communist Romanian persecution
1183:1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence
931:Kisrawan campaigns (1292–1305)
623:
607:. The Estimate. Archived from
13:
1:
2989:December 1999 events in Egypt
2873:2024 Istanbul church shooting
2849:Christchurch mosque shootings
2637:Religious violence in Nigeria
2631:Exodus of Turks from Bulgaria
1867:Eastern Catholics in the USSR
1051:Great Famine of Mount Lebanon
1019:Tự Đức's Catholic persecution
591:
2999:Turn of the third millennium
2994:January 2000 events in Egypt
2959:Coptic Christians from Egypt
2763:War crimes in the Kosovo War
2553:Communist Polish persecution
2424:1860 Mount Lebanon civil war
2352:Crusades against schismatics
7:
574:
10:
3065:
2964:Deaths by firearm in Egypt
1827:Saints of the Cristero War
1787:Saint Martyrs of Jasenovac
1218:2010 Manila hostage crisis
586:List of massacres in Egypt
340:Alexandria and Tanta, 2017
203:Massacre at the Millennium
2887:
2795:South Thailand insurgency
2771:Walisongo school massacre
2739:Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
2388:Expulsion of the Moriscos
2364:European wars of religion
2278:
2122:
1962:
1880:
1767:Massacre of the Innocents
1749:
1687:
1509:
1414:
1368:
1337:
1301:
1260:
1244:
1235:
1148:Maluku sectarian conflict
979:
939:
901:
868:
850:
841:
827:Persecution of Christians
771:The Meanings of Al-Kosheh
759:25 September 2008 at the
205:was published in 2001 by
164:
156:
148:
136:
126:
122:2 January 2000 (massacre)
116:
77:
66:
39:
34:
2185:Extrajudicial punishment
1717:Violence against Mormons
893:Diocletianic Persecution
832:Anti-Christian sentiment
536:'s bloodiest massacres.
470:. In this incident, two
209:documenting the events.
59:Kosheh massacres (Egypt)
2984:Massacres of Christians
2878:Crocus City Hall attack
2625:Persecution of Tibetans
2382:French Wars of Religion
2304:Yellow Turban Rebellion
1198:2008 Kandhamal violence
2831:Iraqi Turkmen genocide
2807:Maspero demonstrations
2655:Huế Phật Đản shootings
1822:North American Martyrs
1168:Maspero demonstrations
1123:Mountain War (Lebanon)
911:Homs revolts (854–855)
529:Second Kosheh Massacre
523:Second Kosheh Massacre
454:, a few miles east of
192:Coptic Orthodox Church
2801:Boko Haram insurgency
2460:Pontic Greek genocide
2370:Ottoman–Habsburg wars
2180:Extrajudicial killing
1952:Religious persecution
1437:Tomás Garrido Canabal
1432:Plutarco Elías Calles
1350:Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
1188:1999 Ranalai violence
1163:Boko Haram insurgency
1004:1860 Lebanon conflict
468:First Kosheh Massacre
462:First Kosheh Massacre
259:Human rights in Egypt
254:Christianity in Egypt
101:26.23417°N 32.08528°E
2974:Persecution of Copts
2924:2000 in Christianity
2919:1999 in Christianity
2783:September 11 attacks
2719:1984 anti-Sikh riots
2583:Rawalpindi massacres
2529:White Terror (Spain)
2340:Massacre at Ayyadieh
2225:Population cleansing
1497:Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1427:Mwanga II of Buganda
1153:Nag Hammadi massacre
954:Revolt in the Vendée
776:Kosheh File Reopened
732:on 28 September 2011
611:on 27 September 2011
581:Persecution of Copts
2695:Bangladesh genocide
2675:Cultural Revolution
2667:Xá Lợi Pagoda raids
2430:Circassian genocide
2316:Rhineland massacres
2230:Population transfer
2195:Forced displacement
2002:Jehovah's Witnesses
1872:21 Martyrs of Libya
1852:522 Spanish Martyrs
1847:498 Spanish Martyrs
1842:233 Spanish Martyrs
883:Persecution in Lyon
786:16 January 2013 at
635:arabwestreport.info
264:Secularism in Egypt
97: /
2789:2002 Gujarat riots
2713:Cambodian genocide
2707:Lebanese Civil War
2485:Soviet persecution
2322:Jerusalem massacre
2235:Sectarian violence
2220:Political violence
1862:Martyrs of Daimiel
1837:Vietnamese Martyrs
1777:Carthusian Martyrs
1376:Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1245:Early Christianity
1088:Red Terror (Spain)
1024:Hamidian massacres
921:Bashmurian revolts
916:Martyrs of Córdoba
888:Decian persecution
878:Great Fire of Rome
852:Early Christianity
781:Names: Kosheh 2000
279:Terrorism in Egypt
269:Judiciary of Egypt
226:Modern persecution
106:26.23417; 32.08528
3009:Sohag Governorate
2944:Massacres in 2000
2903:
2902:
2843:Rohingya genocide
2571:Direct Action Day
2523:Šahovići massacre
2473:Armenian genocide
2467:Assyrian genocide
2354:(13th–15th cent.)
2348:(12th–16th cent.)
2346:Northern Crusades
2190:Forced conversion
2140:Cultural genocide
2135:Communal violence
2012:post–Cold War era
1997:Eastern Orthodoxy
1918:
1917:
1724:Oriental Orthodox
1505:
1504:
1278:Septimius Severus
1231:
1230:
1061:Assyrian genocide
1056:Armenian genocide
964:Kakure Kirishitan
949:French Revolution
499:the story to the
452:Sohag Governorate
444:
443:
310:Nag Hammadi, 2010
287:Terrorist attacks
231:Coptic Christians
196:Pope Shenouda III
188:Coptic Christians
176:Coptic Christians
172:
171:
131:Coptic Christians
16:(Redirected from
3056:
2969:Looting in Egypt
2895:
2894:
2861:2020 Delhi riots
2777:Kosheh massacres
2757:Bosnian genocide
2577:1946 Bihar riots
2240:Social cleansing
2165:Ethnic cleansing
1945:
1938:
1931:
1922:
1921:
1908:
1898:
1897:
1888:
1887:
1857:Martyrs of Turon
1807:Martyrs of Japan
1760:
1707:Eastern Orthodox
1690:persecuted group
1242:
1241:
1223:Genocide by ISIL
1158:Kosheh massacres
1128:Beer Hall Putsch
1014:Kucheng massacre
1009:Tianjin Massacre
959:Martyrs of Japan
848:
847:
817:
810:
803:
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793:
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737:
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713:
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315:Alexandria, 2011
305:Saint Fana, 2008
300:Alexandria, 2005
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2819:Yazidi genocide
2725:Revival Process
2661:Thích Quảng Đức
2649:Buddhist crisis
2643:Istanbul pogrom
2511:1970–1987
2506:1958–1964
2501:1928–1941
2496:1921–1928
2491:1917–1921
2376:Goa Inquisition
2310:Battle of Tours
2300:(c.550–c. 1200)
2294:(c. 324–c. 491)
2274:
2175:Ethnic violence
2170:Ethnic conflict
2118:
2117:
2116:
2071:minority Muslim
1958:
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1914:
1876:
1782:Chinese Martyrs
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1381:Tokugawa Ieyasu
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1283:Maximinus Thrax
1256:
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1227:
1118:Damour massacre
1113:Chouf massacres
1103:Istanbul pogrom
1083:Shusha massacre
1071:İzmit massacres
1041:Boxer Rebellion
1036:Candia massacre
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2979:Arson in Egypt
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2884:
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2875:
2870:
2864:
2858:
2852:
2846:
2845:(2016–ongoing)
2840:
2839:(2014–ongoing)
2834:
2828:
2827:(2014–ongoing)
2822:
2816:
2810:
2804:
2803:(2009–ongoing)
2798:
2797:(2004–ongoing)
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2786:
2780:
2774:
2768:
2767:
2766:
2760:
2754:
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2735:
2734:
2722:
2716:
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2704:
2703:(1971–ongoing)
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2684:
2672:
2671:
2670:
2664:
2658:
2646:
2640:
2639:(1953–ongoing)
2634:
2628:
2627:(1950–ongoing)
2622:
2621:(1949–ongoing)
2616:
2610:
2604:
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2396:(1673–1829)
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2210:Intolerance
2150:Desecration
2092:Neopaganism
2085:Persecution
2046:Persecution
2029:Persecution
1992:Catholicism
1817:New Martyrs
1741:Protestants
1697:Anabaptists
1624:North Korea
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1482:Kim Il-sung
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1329:Athanaric
1324:Shapur II
1252:Agrippa I
479:Wissa of
2897:Religion
2418:Utah War
2288:(64–313)
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1634:Pakistan
1609:Malaysia
1539:Cambodia
1319:Galerius
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2061:Sufism
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546:Coptic
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485:Abydos
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1659:Sudan
1654:Spain
1589:Japan
1569:India
1549:Egypt
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1534:Burma
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557:Wissa
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