Documented Cases of Persecution Against Activists, Atheists, and Minorities (2019–2025)

1. Anas Hassan,  Age: 21

• Location: Alexandria, Egypt
• Date of Arrest: August 2019
• Incident: Athiest
• Sentence: 3 years in prison

2. EPIR Staff Arrested

• Location: Egypt
• Date: 15 November 2020
• Details: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) staff were arrested after meeting foreign diplomats.
• Source: DW – اعتقال ناشطين حقوقيين مصريين بعد لقاء دبلوماسيين أجانب

3. Abdelrahman Gamal,  Age: 22

• Location: Tanta, Egypt
• Date of Arrest: 21 November 2020
• Incident: 
• Sentence: 5 years in prison

4. Abdelrahman (Saudi Arabia)

• Location: Saudi Arabia
• Date of Arrest: November 2021
• Details: Arrested and imprisoned for online activities.
• Source: TRT Arabic on X

5. Rany Raafat

• Location: Dabaa, Matrouh, Egypt
• Incident: Shot 22 times in the head
• Date: April 2022
• Details: A young Coptic Christian targeted in Egypt.
• Sources:
• Archons.org
• International Christian Concern

6. Mina Elsayed Atallah

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• Date: 20 August 2022
• Incident: Expelled from university after a social media campaign.
• Source: Shbabbek

7. Mohamed Soliman

• Location: Egypt
• Date: September 2022
• Incident: Physically attacked by extremists, then disappeared.
• Status: Unknown

8. Hesham Almasry

• Location: Cairo, Egypt
• Date of Arrest: 7 November 2022
• Incident: arrest 7 November 2022, Later banned from travel on 13 February 2023 at the airport.
• Source: Change.org Petition – Free Hesham El Masry

9. Libya Mass Arrests (Christians)

• Location: Lybia
• Date: 30 March 2023
• Incident: Libyan authorities arrested several ex-Muslims.
• Sources:
• ISA Official Website
• ISA Twitter Post

10. Abanoub Emad

• Location: Egypt
• Date: 16 June 2023
• Incident: A journalist called for his arrest on TV.
• Police later arrested him and 4 others.
• Sources:
• YouTube – TV Call for Arrest
• Daraj Media Article

11. Abd ElRahman Alhussini

• Location: Kuwait
• Date: June 2023
• Incident: Arrest campaign launched online; later arrested by authorities.
• Sources:
• Campaign Post on X
• Kuwait Ministry of Interior Tweet