'We did not come to whitewash the face of the Egyptian government'
“[In Egypt], every person who is not male, Muslim, Sunni, straight, and a supporter of the system, is rejected, repressed, stigmatized, arrested, exiled, or killed,” Sarah Hegazy wrote on March…
Malak might be the first out transperson detained in connection with a political case in Egypt.
Aisha* was sleeping when her apartment was raided. She and three other friends had just moved in when the police came by asking if they had weapons or anything illegal. They said…
Iman al-Helw and Hossam Ahmed were stripped and subjected to invasive physical examinations
Detained trans woman Malak al-Kashif has been sexually assaulted and subjected to a forced anal exam
Two transgender detainees have been subject to solitary confinement, medication denial and bullying
Two transgender people have been confirmed to have appeared before the State Security Prosecution
Police forces arrested a young trans woman from her residence in Giza on Wednesday
A transgender woman known as Malooka al-Daloua was arrested on Monday on charges of prostitution and posting sexually explicit videos online. The…
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