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High State Security prosecution to investigate rainbow flag caseÂ
The High State Security prosecution is to investigate debauchery charges against seven people arrested on Monday for raising a rainbow flag during a concert in Cairo. Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadeq ordered the investigations âinto the party recently held by a group of gay people,â state news agency MENA reported. During Fridayâs concert by Lebanese band Mashrouâ …

11 âhomosexualsâ arrested in pre-Eid morality raids
Arrests are an example of regular pre-Eid anti-vice campaigns, says researcher

Controversial TV host Mona Iraqi handed prison sentence
Case against Iraqi for Ramses trial also ongoing

4 individuals deported from Egypt over LGBT accusations in 2 months
One man reported being entrapped by meeting the âpersonâ through a fake social network profile, then pressured into leaving
Egyptâs clerics condemn gay marriage law
Homosexuality âis deterioration of human rightsâ, says Al-Azhar

Coptic Bishop attempts to clarify comments on homosexuality, repeats affronts
Leading Bishop maintains that homosexuality is a condition that can be âredeemedâ

Homosexuals need treatment: Bishop Rafael
Commenting on the recent US ruling, the leading Bishop implied gay people can be cured

Net tightens on gays in Egypt as foreigners approved for deportation
All social classes in Egypt are homophobic, but itâs perceived as less directed at the Western community

Mona Iraqi, TV channel owner face court over âbathhouse stingâ
Pair to be charged with false news and defamation, but one of victims also believed to have set himself on fire

Prosecution appeals Ramsis bathhouse verdict
Defendants were charged with participating and organising same-sex âorgiesâ

26 Ramsis bathhouse defendants acquitted
Defendantsâ lawyer vows to file lawsuit against journalist who reported and filmed the arrests

Ramses bath house trial verdict postponed to 12 January
Defence questions legality of arrests, accuses police of allowing media to film arrests

First court session for high-profile Ramses âgayâ bathhouse case postponed
Accused protested their innocence and reported daily beatings, while families were ejected from the courtroom as they asked journalists not to photograph the accused
Over 150 arrested on charges of âdebaucheryâ since 30 June: EIPR
Bath house raid one of many cases of clampdown on homosexuality since ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi

HRW condemns Egyptâs sentencing of same-sex wedding defendants
Sentences reveal frailty of Egyptian judiciary, says LGBT group

Activists launch legal guide for homosexuals in Egypt
Guide discusses violations against homosexuals by the police, employers and people in public places