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

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

Documented Cases of Persecution Against Activists, Atheists, and Minorities



1. Anas Hassan,  Age: 21

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


2. EPIR Staff Arrested


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


6. Mina Elsayed Atallah


  • 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: Hidden.


8. Hesham Almasry


9. Libya Mass Arrests (Christians)


10. Abanoub Emad


11. Abd ElRahman Alhussini


12. Libya Mass Arrests (Atheists)
13. Iran Mass Arrests
14. Ibtissam Lachgar 
  • Location: Morocco.
  • Date:  05 Sep 2025
  • Incident: A feminist activist has been sent to prison for two-and-a-half years because of messages on a T-shirt she wore in a selfie posted online.The shirt featured the word “Allah” in Arabic, followed by the words “is lesbian” in English. Ibtissam Lachgar was charged with blasphemy and with disseminating the image online.
  • Sources: 

15. Hesham Al-Masry (2)


16. Saeed Abdel Razek


17. Egypt Mass Arrests
  • Location: Egypt
  • Date: 13 September 2025
  • Incident: EIPR has documented the arrest of at least 14 individuals in the past few weeks who are believed or perceived to hold beliefs that deviate from mainstream religious beliefs.The persecution campaign was launched on 13 September 2025, with the arrest of Maged Zakaria Abdel Rahman, known as "Mufti of Humanity." He was not permitted contact with his family or lawyer until he appeared before the SSSP ten days after his arrest. Arrests then followed for individuals who appeared with him on his YouTube programme or who posted video clips of themselves on open or closed Facebook groups, including the group "Arab Atheists Network and Forum."
  • Sources:  https://eipr.org/en/press/2025/10/security-crackdown-extends-non-religionists-atheists-and-those-dissenting-religious

18. Egypt Mass Arrests


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