Said Abdelrazek

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Said Abdelrazek is detained for his religious conversion and activity.

After converting from Islam to Christianity in 2018, Abdelrazek was subject to various legal, social, and civil obstacles that presented significant challenges to his right to freedom of religion. In 2019, Abdelrazek left Egypt for Russia, where he sought asylum on religious grounds. In 2023, Russian authorities arrested Abdelrazek for his connection to a privately filmed video that was purportedly offensive to Islam. 

In 2024, he was refouled to Egypt and detained by Egyptian authorities. He was held incommunicado for approximately 10 days. When communication resumed, Egyptian authorities interrogated him about his religious beliefs and pressured him to reconsider his faith, monitor other converts, and asked him to delete his social media accounts. Authorities ultimately released him with instructions not to speak publicly or proselytize. 

In July 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdelrazek again without a warrant after he resumed posting about his religious beliefs online. On July 22, Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution charged him with "contempt for Islam," joining a banned terrorist organization, inciting unrest, and disseminating false information. During detention, authorities and inmates physically and psychologically abused Abdelrazek for his conversion.