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Mohammed Ahmed Ali Abdel-Hameed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdel-Hameed along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light after one member hung a banner displaying a religious symbol on a pedestrian bridge. Authorities charged Abdel-Hameed with membership in a banned group and confined him in the 10th Ramadan prison. 

In December 2025, sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar religious authority tried to coerce Abdel-Hameed to renounce his faith. Egyptian authorities denied Abdel-Hameed access to legal counsel and beat him severely during detention.

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Mohammed Adel Mohammed Salah Al-Deeb is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Deeb along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light after one member hung a banner displaying a religious symbol on a pedestrian bridge. Authorities charged Al-Deeb with membership in a banned group and confined him in the 10th Ramadan prison. 

In December 2025, sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar religious authority tried to coerce Al-Deeb to renounce his faith. Egyptian authorities denied Al-Deeb access to legal counsel and beat him severely during detention.
 

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Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moatamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light after one member hung a banner displaying a religious symbol on a pedestrian bridge. Authorities charged him with membership in a banned group and confined him in the 10th Ramadan prison after denying him access to legal counsel. 

In December 2025, sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar religious authority tried to coerce Moatamed to renounce his faith. 

Egyptian National Security Agency officers tortured Moatamed, causing a severed tendon in his hand.