Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo has been detained in Egypt since late 2021 under laws typically used against terror suspects and is facing allegations of blasphemy and support for foreign organizations. Abdo, an asylum seeker from Yemen registered with the UNHRC, faced similar charges and was also interrogated about his television evangelism. Throughout his detention, Abdo was transferred across multiple facilities, and a June 2022 attempt to repatriate him to Yemen prompted UN experts to intervene, warning of Yemen’s poor religious freedom record; in August 2024, Abdo initiated a partial hunger strike to protest his treatment.

Prisoners of Conscience

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