Additional Name(s): Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo, عبد الباقي سعيد عبده

Gender: Male

Current Location: 10th Ramadan Prison

Perpetrator: Egypt

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Health Concerns: Heart and liver conditions

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Date of Detainment: December/15/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other) Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Belief Religious Expression

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Terrorism

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo

Extra Bio Info:

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo is detained for his religious conversion.

On December 15, 2021, authorities arrested Abdo, a Yemeni refugee, from his Cairo home. Abdo's arrest followed his appearance on a Christian TV channel talking about his conversion to Christianity and alleged persecution Christians in Yemen face. Abdo had also been involved in Facebook groups for Christian converts. He was charged with joining a terrorist group (Art. 86 ECC), contempt of Islam (Art. 98(w) ECC), and discrimination against Islam (Art. 161 ECC).

Authorities have attempted to refoul Abdo to Yemen, despite him being at risk if returned.

Abdo's health has reportedly deteriorated while in prison as authorities have failed to provide adequate medical care for his heart and liver conditions. In April 2024, he was denied medical treatment by prison authorities after reporting chest pains.

In May 2024, Egyptian prison authorities placed Abdo in solitary confinement after a prisoner reported him for copying Bible verses on scraps of paper. While in confinement, authorities rejected his family from attending routine monthly visits and prevented him from showering or changing his clothes for a full week.

In August 2024, Abdo began a hunger strike in protest of his prolonged arbitrary detention.

Abdo is married with children.

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