Christian convert in Egypt faces life in prison for leaving Islam

Christian convert in Egypt faces life in prison for leaving Islam

Said Abdelrazek has been jailed since July 2025 and is on trial after leaving Islam for Christianity. Human rights organizations have demand his immediate release.

Egypt’s Prisoners of Conscience: When Religious Freedom Becomes a "National-Security Crime"

By Coptic Solidarity – On October 21, Christian convert Said Abdelrazek will return to an Egyptian terrorism court. He is not alone. Augustinos Samaan is serving five years with hard labor for “contempt of religion”; Romany Gharib Adly Azer remains in State Security detention after criticizing police treatment and posting political satire; and on October […]