Anas Hassan was given three years in prison and fined around $19,000 USD for operating the "Egyptian Atheists" Facebook page. His home was raided, resulting in his arrest after an investigation by the Egyptian Public Prosecution.
Anas Hassan, an Egyptian blogger and activist, had his home raided by police in August 2019, after which he was arrested. His offenses were “insulting religion and misusing social media”: he had been the operator of a Facebook page called “Egyptian Atheists.” The page contained content promoting atheism and disparaging Islam and other religions.
After several months of detention, Anas was tried and sentenced in February 2020, receiving three years’ imprisonment and a fine of roughly $19,000 USD. Though Anas attempted to appeal the verdict, this plea was rejected a few months later.
Economic Misdemeanour Appeals court upholds verdict against blogger - Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
Egypt has a general blasphemy law that prohibits disparaging “the heavenly religions.” While the law ostensibly targets no religion in particular, in practice it is usually used against religious minorities and those who blaspheme Islam. Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority has particularly borne a disproportionate weight of blasphemy prosecutions. In addition to the relatively aggressive efforts of Egyptian authorities to prosecute such cases, blasphemers and atheists must also contend with social pressure, coercion, and the risk of vigilante violence.