‘They had him crucified’: Christian convert faces torture, execution in Egypt for leaving Islam

Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek, an Egyptian Christian convert, faces possible execution or 25 years in prison on charges including contempt for Islam and joining a fictitious terrorist organization. His fiancée describes torture and pressure to renounce Christianity, and campaigns for international intervention.

Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek, an Egyptian convert to Christianity, faces the possibility of execution or 25 years in prison after being charged with contempt for Islam, inciting public disorder, disseminating false information, and joining a banned terrorist organization that his lawyer says does not exist. Arrested in July 2025, he has been detained since. His fiancée, Sophia, told The Jerusalem Post that authorities tortured him, attempted to remove his cross tattoo, and attached him to a wall in what she described as crucifixion. Born into a Muslim family, Abdelrazek converted around 2017 after studying the Bible with a Protestant church. His mother reported him to security services after he announced his conversion. He was first arrested in 2023 for allegedly posting videos depicting Quran desecration and served a year. After a brief release and deportation from Russia, he was rearrested in 2025. Sophia has campaigned for his release, facing online abuse and death threats, and hopes the US and Netherlands will intervene. The article relies heavily on the fiancée's account and the lawyer's statements, without official Egyptian comment.