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Egypt |
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Population
: 70,712,342 (2002)
Internet
users : 600,000 (2002)
The
World Factbook 2002
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GLBT
EGYPT NEWS
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Egyptian Teenager Sentenced
for Gay Internet Posting |
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25.2.04
From
El Akhbar
in Cairo
A seventeen years old private universitystudent received a 17 years
sentence in prison including 2 years hard labor, for posting a
personal profile on a gay dating site. The Student was arrested
outside the American University in Midan Al Tahrir (Liberation
Plaza) in Cairo yesterday. He is accused of "offences" to the public
good, the honor of society, and a contempt to moral principles and
social tradition. The sentence was issued by the Jahah court in
Cairo by A'laa Deen Shoja'a under the supervision of heads of court
Rida Shazzli and Mohamed Moheb.
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Human Rights Watch
Report :
Egypt: Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct
Exposes Torture Crisis |
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(Cairo, March 1,
2004) -- The Egyptian government continues to arrest and routinely
torture men suspected of consensual homosexual conduct, Human Rights
Watch said in a report released today...
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The Report
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More
Witch Hunt in Egypt :
Egypt police arrest 62
suspected gay men |
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Taken from
Planet Out
24.9.03
In yet another
massive crackdown, police in Egypt arrested 62 men from a well-known
gay cruising area, booking each of the men on charges of
"debauchery," a euphemism for homosexuality.
According to a
communication received by the Al Fatiha Foundation, a Washington,
D.C.-based organization for queer Muslims, the arrests at the Qasr
el-Nil bridge took place on Aug. 28 and were shrouded in secrecy.
The full story
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Egypt released the Israeli
gay tourist |
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Exclusive Report ! |
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6.8.03
On July 26, 2003,
GayMiddleEast.com reported an exclusive news story that a
Gay Israeli tourist (age 31) was arrested in Cairo Egypt. As
per the request of the Israeli embassy's spokesman in Cairo,
Mr. Israel Tikochenski, we did not report any of the
developments in this story during the past 45 days. GayMiddleEast.com compliance
with his request was done so that our reporting of the story
would not be used as an excuse by the Egyptian authorities to
hold the arrested tourist even one extra day...
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Sexual activity :
Same-sex male :
Legal
same-sex female :
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Human Right Watch
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Egypt
Crackdown on Homosexual Men Continues |
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(New York,
October 7, 2003)
Human Rights Watch
A recent
roundup in Cairo of men suspected of having sex with men, and
the continued imprisonment of men already convicted, show that
Egypt's crackdown on homosexuals continues unabated, Human
Rights Watch said today.
Sixty-two
men were reportedly rounded up on August 28 by Cairo police,
who used police wagons to block either end of a Nile bridge
reputed to be a meeting place for men who have sex with men,
then arrested men along the bridge.
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Egyptian
pope condemns homosexuality |
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18.9.03
Taken from
The Adcovate
The leader
of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, Pope Shenuda III, has
condemned homosexuality as a sin and branded homosexuals
"unchaste," in an interview published Wednesday, Agence
France-Presse reports. "Homosexuality runs counter to moral
values, it's an adulterous sin...reflecting the individual's
detachment from moral values, traditions, and customs," he
told the Egyptian government magazine Al-Mussawar...
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Israeli gay
tourist was arrested in Egypt |
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GME News
26.6.03
An Israeli tourist was
arrested in Egypt few days ago. The guy, 31 from Jerusalem, is
held already for several days now under intensive
interrogation by the authorities in prison in Cairo.
According to our information, the guy was arrested after
trying to invite and get people, that he wanted to have sex
with, to gay parties he was about to throw.
GME News spoke today with the
spokesman of Israel embassy in Egypt, Israel Tikochenski : " I
can confirm you that there was an arrest of an Israeli guy in
Egypt but I can't give you more information about it right
now."
The spokesman guaranteed GME, that
the Israeli embassy is doing all in it's power to help the
person. No farther details can be given at the moment. GME
will update it's readers within any development.
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GAY
TIME STORY |
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Egypt :
Egyptian law does not explicitly refer to homosexuality, but a wide
range of laws covering obscenity and public morality are punishable
by jail terms. Contempt of religion (falsely interpreting the Koran
and exploiting Islam to promote deviant ideas), is punishable by up
to five years in jail. Immoral behavior (debauchery offense), is
punishable by up to a maximum sentence of three years in jail. The
age of sexual consent is 18.***
***This information taken from the website
Gay Rights
Info
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Do you know
what it feel like for a gay in Egypt ? |
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If you wondered
how is it to live as a gay in Egypt, you must read this letter that
was sent two years ago:
"...This is the
country I live in. I have no idea how long will I be able to stay
alive here. First my problems as a gay Egyptian were limited to
social stigma and rejection, which is why I am still closeted. My
encounters with other gay men here were always through the Egyptian
chat room on a gay site.
That was my only refuge. All the meetings were done in complete
secrecy under a lot of mental stress. Now the chat is not even an
option..."
The full letter
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Egypt Appeals
Court Acquits in
Gay Trial |
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21.7.03
Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt
- An appeals court grudgingly acquitted 11 men of
debauchery for alleged homosexual activity, one of their lawyers
said Sunday.
As the three-member panel issued its
ruling Saturday, Judge Mo'azer El-Marsafy condemned the men even
while clearing them of criminal charges, said the lawyer, Helmi Al-Rawi.
"We are so disgusted with you, we can't
even look at you," the judge said. "What you did is a major sin, but
unfortunately the case has procedural errors and the court had to
acquit all of you."
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