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| Region | Egypt |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jul 31, 1937 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Egypt's media regulator prohibits positive discussion of homosexuality and enforces a widespread crackdown on LGBT rights activism. There are also reports of forced anal examinations to determine if the accused engaged in same-sex sexual activity despite the practice being wholly denounced by human rights group as not only torturous and inhumane but inconclusive. The Penal Code of 1937 contains Article 178 of Law No. 58 which punishes anyone who trades or distributes material that are deemed "in violation of public morals" with imprisonment. This has been consistently used against LGBTIQ+ people especially since 2013. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egypt-mass-arrests-amid-lgbt-media-blackout https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2084812/2022-egypt-situation-of-lgbt-persons.pdf https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1937/en/119651 https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-egypt/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more legal information and start date.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 31, 1937 |
| Description | Egypt's media regulator prohibits positive discussion of homosexuality and enforces a widespread crackdown on LGBT rights activism. There are also reports of forced anal examinations to determine if the accused engaged in same-sex sexual activity despite the practice being wholly denounced by human rights group as not only torturous and inhumane but inconclusive. | Egypt's media regulator prohibits positive discussion of homosexuality and enforces a widespread crackdown on LGBT rights activism. There are also reports of forced anal examinations to determine if the accused engaged in same-sex sexual activity despite the practice being wholly denounced by human rights group as not only torturous and inhumane but inconclusive. The Penal Code of 1937 contains Article 178 of Law No. 58 which punishes anyone who trades or distributes material that are deemed "in violation of public morals" with imprisonment. This has been consistently used against LGBTIQ+ people especially since 2013. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egypt-mass-arrests-amid-lgbt-media-blackout | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egypt-mass-arrests-amid-lgbt-media-blackout https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2084812/2022-egypt-situation-of-lgbt-persons.pdf https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1937/en/119651 https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-egypt/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved description
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| Description | Egypt: Mass Arrests Amid LGBT Media Blackout | Egypt's media regulator prohibits positive discussion of homosexuality and enforces a widespread crackdown on LGBT rights activism. There are also reports of forced anal examinations to determine if the accused engaged in same-sex sexual activity despite the practice being wholly denounced by human rights group as not only torturous and inhumane but inconclusive. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Imprisonment as punishment |
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created by DuffdeNecker
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Egypt: Mass Arrests Amid LGBT Media Blackout |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egypt-mass-arrests-amid-lgbt-media-blackout |