In Egypt, police began searching for and arresting homosexuals with the help of dating applications. According to The Independent, a crackdown on homosexuals is underway in Egypt, with the help of online applications such as Grindr, through which homosexuals communicate and meet. Are
According to the report, police officers create fake profiles on these applications and contact homosexuals, meet them and arrest them. Human Rights Watch has expressed strong concerns about the Egyptian police's move. After the arrest, police illegally raided and searched their homes and flats and confiscated their mobile phones and other belongings, the group said.
A 27-year-old man named Yasir told Human Rights Watch that he had met a man through a grinder, but he turned out to be a police officer and Yasir was arrested. They tortured me and kept abusing me. Then they asked me to sign some papers. On these papers he had written my confession that he was gay.
