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Egyptian activist arrested for raising rainbow flag at concert dies by suicide

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An LGBTQ rights activist from Egypt who was arrested for raising a rainbow flag during a 2017 concert died by suicide on Sunday.

Al-Jazeera reports Sara Hegazy, 30, died at her home in Canada. Egyptian authorities in September 2017 arrested Hegazy after she raised a rainbow flag during a Cairo concert that featured Mashrou’Leila, a Lebanese rock band whose lead singer, Hamed Sinno, is openly gay.

Al-Jazeera reported Hegazy was charged with “promoting sexual deviancy and debauchery.” Independent Egyptian media outlets noted Hegazy was charged with “joining outlawed groups that aim to disrupt the provisions of the constitution of law.” Hegazy was tortured in prison before an Egyptian court in January 2018 ordered her release on bail.

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