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Egypt 'escalates LGBT crackdown' after rainbow flag display
Source: BBC
Egypt 'escalates LGBT crackdown' after rainbow flag display
3 October 2017 Middle East
Egyptian authorities have arrested at least 22 people in the past four days as part of a campaign against LGBT people, Amnesty International says.
Thirty-two men and one woman have now been detained since rainbow flags were displayed at a pop concert in Cairo last month, according to activists.
Anal examinations have been reportedly carried out on five of those arrested.
The flag-raising provoked a public outcry and prompted the public prosecutor to order an investigation.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41482001
3 October 2017 Middle East
Egyptian authorities have arrested at least 22 people in the past four days as part of a campaign against LGBT people, Amnesty International says.
Thirty-two men and one woman have now been detained since rainbow flags were displayed at a pop concert in Cairo last month, according to activists.
Anal examinations have been reportedly carried out on five of those arrested.
The flag-raising provoked a public outcry and prompted the public prosecutor to order an investigation.
-snip-
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41482001
