A recent series of attacks on Christians prompted attention from believers around the world, as well as a response from the U.S. State Department.

Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek, a Muslim who became a Christian, has especially provoked concern around the world due to his imprisonment, per Fox News.

Raymond Ibrahim, a historian who writes frequently on the Islamic world, noted that Abdelrazek “endured years of harassment, detention, and abuse” after becoming a Christian in 2016.

“On April 13, prosecutors referred him to a terrorism court, while his lawyers were denied access to the case file,” Ibrahim wrote.

“He remains imprisoned, with advocates reporting torture, physical abuse, denial of adequate medical care, and repeated postponements of his trial.”

Said Mansour Rezk