Queers Condemn Egyptian Trial.

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Cairo

On August 15, as the trial of fifty-two Egyptian men opened, activists held an International Day of Solidarity and Mourning in Atlanta, Berlin, Canberra, Geneva, London, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Washington, D.C.

The men were arrested May 11 on a Nile riverboat and were charged with contempt of religion, debauchery, and immoral behavior. The charges could lead to prison sentences of three to five years, with no right to appeal. According to relatives and friends, the men have been whipped, electro-shocked, and tortured in other...