A court in Egypt has sentenced TV journalist, Mohammed al-Gheiti, to 12 months’ jail time on Sunday for “promoting homosexuality” after he interviewed a gay man.
The sentence relates to an August 2018 interview as part of a show called “Wake Up”, where the man told al-Gheiti about homosexuality, his life as a sex worker and his relationship with another man.
While homosexuality is not mentioned in the Egyptian penal code, and technically is not illegal, members of the LGBTQI+ community are often arrested and charged with pornography, prostitution or debauchery.