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In a chilling display of religious repression, senior Bahá’í official Omid Seioshanseian was forcibly detained and disappeared by Egyptian state security agents at Cairo International Airport on Monday. Held for over 13 hours without communication, Mr. Seioshanseian was subjected to grave violations of his basic rights, including physical mistreatment, blindfolding, handcuffing, and coercive interrogation. His devices were confiscated, and under duress, he was filmed while being forced to deny any mistreatment by Egypt’s State Security Investigations Service (Al-Amn Al-Qawmi).
This alarming incident drew swift condemnation from the Bahá’í International Community, which raised the matter at the highest levels of advocacy worldwide. The mistreatment of Mr. Seioshanseian, a prominent figure in the Bahá’í community, highlights yet another attack in the ongoing persecution of Bahá’ís in Egypt, and raises significant concerns about the safety of Bahá’í adherents and religious minorities in the country.
