Additional Name(s): 何冰钢
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Physical Disability
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/9/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/12/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
He Binggang
Extra Bio Info:
He Binggang is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On October 9, 2021, authorities in Changning district, Shanghai municipality, arrested He in relation to his Falun Gong activities. He was brought to the Changning PSB Detention Center.
On June 12, 2023, a court sentenced He to six years in prison.
From 2000 to 2007 and 2010 to 2015, He served time in prison for his practice of Falun Gong. During his second prison sentence, officials allegedly tortured He, resulting in a permanent disability.
Related Cases: Zhang Yibo
Sources:
- "He Binggang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Nour Fayez Ibrahim Gerges, نور فايز إبراهيم جرجس
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/1/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Apostasy Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other) Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Belief Religious Expression
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Terrorism
Nour Fayez
Extra Bio Info:
Nour Fayez Ibrahim Gerges is an Egyptian activist currently detained on a religious basis.
On November 1, 2021, authorities arrested and potentially forcibly “disappeared” Mr. Fayez Ibrahim.
On December 25, 2021, he reappeared before state security prosecutor. He is purported to have led a Facebook group for discussion of the heavenly religions and to help people wishing to change their religion from Islam to Christianity. On an unspecified date, he was charged with leading a terrorist group and despising the heavenly religions.
In February 2023, the Cairo Criminal Court renewed his detention.
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USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Egypt August 2023
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“تجديد حبس نور فايز واللاجئ اليمني عبد الباقي سعيد المتهمين بازدراء الأديان والمبادرة المصرية تطالب مجددًا بإخلاء سبيلهما” Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
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
Current Status: Not 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 is 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 remains under investigation.
Mohamed’s requests to be examined by a psychiatrist have repeatedly been denied.
Sources:
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USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Egypt August 2023
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“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)