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Patrick George Zaki was imprisoned for his expression about his religious identity.

On February 7, 2020, authorities arrested Zaki, a graduate student and human rights researcher, at…

Anas Hassan was imprisoned for his alleged atheistic activity.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Hassan for allegedly running the Facebook page, "The Egyptian Atheists," and charged him…

Ramy Kamel was detained for his civil rights work and religious freedom advocacy.

On November 23, 2019, security forces arrested Kamel, a human rights activist and founder of the…

Reda Abdel Rahman was detained for his religious belief.

On August 22, 2020, security forces arrested Abdel Rahman, a teacher and َQur'anist blogger, alongside several relatives. A few…

Marco Girgis is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On June 14, 2021, authorities arrested Girgis for having pictures on his phone deemed to be offensive to Islam. During interrogation, he was…

Mounir Samir Mounir was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Mounir and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Raymond Mamdouh William was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested William and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Jayid Saad Zekry was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Zekry and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Mahrous Tawfik was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Tawfik and several other Copts a week after they had…

Abanoub Magdy Semaan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Semaan and several other Copts a week after they had…

Girgis Samir Girgis was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Girgis and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Shenouda Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had…

Mina Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Reda Tawfik Ayyad was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Ayyad and several other Copts a week after they…

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo was detained for his religious conversion.

On December 15, 2021, authorities arrested Abdo, a Yemeni refugee, from his Cairo home. Abdo's arrest followed his…

Hani Gibran was detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On June 4, 2022, police arrested Gibran after he posted about the targeting of the Coptic Christian community on…

Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…

Ahmed Mohamed was 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…

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…

Maged Zakaria Abdel Rahman is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Rahman for expressing his religious beliefs on social media.

Dr. Augustin Samaan is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In October 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Samaan, a Christian apologist, and charged him with "contempt of Islam" for…

Sherif Gaber is detained for his online expression about religion.

In November 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Gaber, a well-known atheist and online proponent of secularism, amid larger…

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…

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…

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…

Mahmoud Abdelmagid Abdelmagid Moaz is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moaz along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Al-Sayed Othman Mohamad Ghali is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moatamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and…

Hamdy Abd El-Azeem El-Sayed Abdallah is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdallah along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Ali Ahmad Mahmoud Shahat is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Shahat along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace…

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…

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…

Ali Al-Hadari (Ali Salah Ali Salah) is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Hadari along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Othman Al-Gohary Othman Othman is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Othman along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of…

Mohammed Eissa Rashad Abdelraheem is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdelraheem along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Omar Mahmoud Abdelmaguid Mohamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained  Mohamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Moin Yeganeh is detained for his religious activity. 

In April 2026, authorities arrested Yeganeh and threatened to deport him over his religious activities. His detention came amid…