The Egyptian authorities have arrested 22 people over the past three days alone, stepping up a campaign of persecution against LGBTI people in the country which began after a rainbow flag was displayed at a Mashrou’ Leila concert in Cairo provoking a public outcry, Amnesty International said today. The arrests bring the total number of people who have been detained based on their perceived sexual orientation to 33 – 32 men and one woman – since the Public Prosecutor announced […]