Update on Egyptian Trial

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Court Cases, Homophobia, Human Rights, Legal, Middle East | April 9th, 2008 

Yesterday’s post: Egyptian Doctors Helping Police Denounced! made mention of five more men facing trial in Cairo on April 9th. Here’s the update on that tragedy:

The five men in question were convicted today, (Wednesday) on charges of homosexual behavior and sentenced them to three years in prison, officials say.

Full story Via the AP: Egypt Sentences 5 Men for Homosexuality