Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Date of Detainment: March//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Mohammed Eissa Rashad Abdelraheem is detained for his religious association.
In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdelraheem 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 Abdelraheem 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 Abdelraheem to renounce his faith.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Reports of Torture: Yes
Date of Detainment: March//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Ali Ahmad Mahmoud Shahat is detained for his religious association.
In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Shahat 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 Shahat with membership in a banned group and confined him in the 10th Ramadan prison after denying him legal counsel.
In December 2025, sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar religious authority tried to coerce Shahat to renounce his faith. Egyptian authorities beat him severely and tortured him.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Date of Detainment: March//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Ali Al-Hadari (Ali Salah Ali Salah) is detained for his religious association.
In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Hadari 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-Hadari 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-Hadari to renounce his faith. Authorities denied Al-Hadari access to legal counsel and beat him severely.