Queer Egypt Under Attack - BBC World Service Documentaries

Warning: This film deals with adult themes and contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

BBC News investigation reveals how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBTQ community they meet online in Egypt.

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And with extraordinary access to police transcripts, the BBC shows how police are using the same dating and social apps to find and arrest people, creating a hostile environment where Egyptian LGBTQ people have nowhere to hide.

Using innovative masking technology to hide the identities of the people he meets, Ahmed Shihab El-Din navigates the complex online and real-life world of two people who identify as queer and have been repeatedly targeted by a gang with violent viral video humiliations and police arrests. Forced to choose between sex work and asylum, Jamal chooses to stay and Laila chooses to go.

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00:00 – Intro

01:27 – Abuse evidence

2:10 – Being Queer in Egypt

4:12 – Gangs that target the LGBTQ community

10:42 – Laila’s story as a trans person

16:37 – Police hunt LGBTQ people on dating apps and social media

21:50 – Laith’s story

26:30 – Grindr and WhosHere

27:39 – Yahia: The gay gang member

33:49 – Laila gets good news

35:11 – Attempts to meet Yahia

37:50 – Farewell Egypt

39:19 – Official responses to our investigations

41:03 – Trying to confront Yahia

44:08 – Laila seeks asylum in Sweden

46:15 Conclusion

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