
Prosecution appeals Ramsis bathhouse verdict
Defendants were charged with participating and organising same-sex “orgies”
Defendants were charged with participating and organising same-sex “orgies”
Defendants’ lawyer vows to file lawsuit against journalist who reported and filmed the arrests
Defence questions legality of arrests, accuses police of allowing media to film arrests
The men were featured in a video showing two males in what appeared to be a gay wedding on a boat
Accused protested their innocence and reported daily beatings, while families were ejected from the courtroom as they asked journalists not to photograph the accused
Bath house raid one of many cases of clampdown on homosexuality since ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi
The defendants will stand in court Sunday
Arrests part of campaign by government to distract attention from crackdown on civil society, says LGBT expert
Suspects to be sent to forensic department for “medical examinations”, says prosecution
Sentences reveal frailty of Egyptian judiciary, says LGBT group
The men were featured in a video showing two males celebrating their marriage on a boat
The detainees are charged with ‘debauchery’, violating teachings of religion
Detainees accused of “violating the teachings of religion and public morals”
Prosecution issued arrest warrant over “debauchery” accusations
Suspects to be physically examined by forensics department over “debauchery” accusations