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

Hussein Mohammed Hassan Al-Tenawi

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Hussein Mohammed Hassan Al-Tenawi is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Tenawi 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 legal counsel. Egyptian prison authorities beat him severely during detention.

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

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

Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Sharnouby

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Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Sharnouby is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Sharnouby 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 him 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 attempted to coerce Al-Sharnouby to renounce his faith. Egyptian authorities beat him severely during detention.

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

Fadi Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Al-Nahhas

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Fadi Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Al-Nahhas is detained for his religious association.

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

In December 2025, sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar attempted to coerce Al-Nahhas to renounce his faith. Authorities denied Al-Nahhas access to legal counsel, beat him severely, and tortured him.