Ahmed Mohamed
Additional Name(s): Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Khalifa, أحمد محمد أحمد خليفة
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes
Date of Detainment: May/9/2022
Date of Release: June/15/2025
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other)
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Terrorism
Ahmed Mohamed
Extra Bio Info:
Ahmed Mohamed was detained for blasphemy.
On May 9, 2022, security officials arrested Mohamed at his home in a village in the Fayoum Governorate. He reportedly remained forcibly disappeared for several days until he reappeared before the state security prosecutor. Mohamed was charged with leading a terrorist group that disrespects “heavenly” religions, desecration of religious symbols, and publicly violating one of the “heavenly” religions.
In March 2023, the Cairo Criminal Court renewed Mohamed’s detention as his case remained under investigation.
Mohamed’s requests to be examined by a psychiatrist were repeatedly denied.
Mohamed was released from prison on June 15, 2025.
Publicly Available Information:
- USCIRF Annual Report 2024: Egypt
- USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Egypt August 2023
- “تجديد حبس أحمد محمد بتهمة ازدراء الأديان السماوية والمبادرة المصرية تطالب بإخلاء سبيله والتوقف عن ملاحقة أصحاب الآراء الدينية المخالفة للسائد” Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)