The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) welcomes the decision to release 10 non-Egyptian Shia Muslims who were arbitrarily arrested during a recent security crackdown targeting Shia Muslims in Egypt ahead of the Ashura holiday celebr
Files: Freedom of Religion and Belief
16 Sep 2026
“At every new beginning, I stop at the same point to ask the same questions: When will they find out [that I am a Baha’i]? How will they react? Will things go normally? There is always a hidden possibility of rejection, as if something is going to derail everything.”
With these words, 24-year-old Jamila began her response when asked if she had fears about the future as a young Egyptian Baha’i. She continued:
Families of seven individuals detained since last year in a crackdown on atheists and religious dissenters sent telegraphs to the Public Prosecutor and the President last week, calling for their relatives' immediate release.
The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) Office renewed the detention of 32 Shia Muslims on 26 and 27 July, bringing the total number of individuals arrested in recent weeks, the majority of whom are Egyptian citizens, to 36.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the security crackdown that targeted at least 20 Shia Muslims in Cairo, which began on 22 June 2026, coinciding with the commemoration of Ashura.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on the Public Prosecutor to ensure the transparency, impartiality, and integrity of the investigation into the circumstances and cause of death of Ayman Ramzy at Rod El-Farag Police Stati
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the ongoing systematic discrimination against Baha’i citizens, which has been reinforced by a recent ruling from the Court of Cassation.
