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 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 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 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.