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Egypt: Religious Freedom

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 February 2026UIN 111803

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that a Christian researcher in Egypt has been sentenced under blasphemy laws, including

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and we continue to regularly raise rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities where appropriate.

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