Egyptian ‘hung in crucifixion position’

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  27 May 2026
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Egyptian ‘hung in crucifixion position’

Cairo, Egypt, 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

An Egyptian Christian who converted from Islam has been subjected to persecution as he awaits the result of a trial concerning his religion, including being deprived of basic necessities and being hung in a crucifixion position for hours.

Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek has been held in the 10th of Ramadan Prison in Cairo while waiting to face several charges relating to his church involvement and views, as well as his criticism of Islam, at a hearing scheduled to take place this month, The Christian Post reports.

The convert was originally arrested last July after he tried to change his religion on official identification to Christianity and was subsequently charged by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution with showing contempt for Islam and involvement with an unlawful group, according to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), who have since classified him as a religious prisoner of conscience.

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