Tag: Cairo
Egypt court clears 26 after raid on gays
An Egyptian court has acquitted 26 men accused of “debauchery” after their night-time arrest from a Cairo bathhouse for suspected homosexual activity.
If homosexuality isn’t illegal, why is there a gay crackdown in Egypt ?
A bath house raid instigated by complicit media looks like a bid to distract attention from bigger economic and political issues
Egyptian authorities drag 33 naked men from bath house for suspected homosexuality
Up to 33 men suspected of homosexuality have been arrested and dragged naked from a bath house in downtown Cairo, following a raid by Egyptian authorities.
Homosexuality in Egypt under further crackdown
Egyptian prosecution ordered on 12 October 2013 fourteen suspects to be detained for four days pending investigation after being caught “in the act of homosexuality” inside a health spa in the poor neighborhood of Al-Marg, north-east of Cairo