Two people arrested in Egypt for waving a rainbow flag at a music concert have been released on bail.
In September last year, the waving of a rainbow flag at a music concert was extensively derided in the press – leading to a dramatic crackdown.
Two of the people arrested at the time, Sarah Hegazy, 28, and Ahmed Alaa, 21, have been fined and released, according to a lawyer from the Arabic Network for Human Rights.
A Pride flag at Mashrou Leila’s concert
The lawyer, Amr Mohamed, said the pair were each fined 2,000 Egyptian pounds, around $113.
According to tweets from the Network, it is not clear when the trial may resume.
The pair were two of dozens arrested amid an anti-LGBT crackdown in Egypt last year.
They were photographed at a concert on 22 September by Mashrou’ Leila which saw 30,000 fans turn out.
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A small number of concert-goers held up a rainbow flag at the Lebanese band’s performance.
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A report released late last year by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights charts the horrific extent of the crisis.
It says: “The EIPR has observed an exponential increase in the number of individuals arrested because of their private sexual practices and/or sexual orientation.
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