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Egypt cuts 'gay wedding video' jail terms
Source: BBC
27 December 2014 Last updated at 14:06 GMT
Egypt cuts 'gay wedding video' jail terms
A court in Egypt has reduced to one year the three-year jail sentences given to eight men for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage.
All eight denied charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality during the trial in November.
The video, which was posted to YouTube in September, shows two men exchanging rings on a boat on the Nile.
Though homosexuality is legal in Egypt, it remains a taboo. Police raids on gay venues have risen in recent months.
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Egypt cuts 'gay wedding video' jail terms
A court in Egypt has reduced to one year the three-year jail sentences given to eight men for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage.
All eight denied charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality during the trial in November.
The video, which was posted to YouTube in September, shows two men exchanging rings on a boat on the Nile.
Though homosexuality is legal in Egypt, it remains a taboo. Police raids on gay venues have risen in recent months.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30610745
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