CAIRO — Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek, a Christian convert, was arrested by Egyptian authorities in July 2025. He was taken into custody after publishing social media content regarding his religious conversion and legal efforts to change his official religious status.

Egyptian authorities are holding Abdelrazek on undisclosed charges. He appeared before an Egyptian court, and a social media page managed by his relatives indicates he is scheduled to return to court in September 2026.

Abdelrazek was previously arrested in 2023 for allegedly posting videos that authorities stated desecrated the Quran. He served a one-year prison sentence in Egypt before he left for Russia. After a failed asylum claim, he was deported from Russia and detained in Egypt in 2024, but was released shortly after.

The U.S. State Department reported in 2025 that converts to Christianity in Egypt face legal and social discrimination. The report stated Egyptian authorities enforce Article 98(f) of the penal code, a blasphemy law, disproportionately against Christians and individuals expressing minority religious views. The department also stated that Christians remain underrepresented in senior positions across Egypt's public sector.

According to the report, in Egypt's 31-position cabinet, Christians hold two positions, serving as the minister of local development and the minister of parliamentary affairs. One Christian serves among the country's 27 appointed governors. Out of Egypt's 300-person Senate, 24 Christians hold positions, with 17 elected and 7 appointed. Christians do not hold the position of president at any of Egypt's 27 universities. Christians also face employment barriers in sectors such as national security, the judiciary, and senior civil service roles.

No independent assessment was available for this report.