Additional Name(s): 王林; Franklin
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: October//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Wang Lin
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Lin is detained for his religious belief and leadership role.
In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wang in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with the Zion Church that he pastored. Authorities confined him in Beihai #2 detention facility, charged him with "Illegal dissemination of information online," and prohibited communication with his family.
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 Ahmed Ali Abdel-Hameed
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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.
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 Adel Mohammed Salah Al-Deeb
Extra Bio Info:
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.