{"id":28916,"date":"2020-11-25T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ilgrandecolibri.com\/?p=28916"},"modified":"2020-11-25T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T12:21:02","slug":"a-petition-for-tina-the-transwoman-arrested-in-egypt-for-debauchery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilgrandecolibri.com\/en\/a-petition-for-tina-the-transwoman-arrested-in-egypt-for-debauchery\/","title":{"rendered":"A Petition for Tina, the Transwoman Arrested in Egypt for “Debauchery”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egypt is known for its intolerance towards LGBTQIA people: in the North African country, being a foreigner<\/strong> is not enough to avoid this intolerance.<\/p>\n

The arrest<\/h3>\n

Tina, a Cypriot transgender woman, was in Egypt last January: probably a police officer or a whistleblower set a trap through a dating app that many people use to find partners when they travel. Unfortunately, the mere presence of these dating apps on her cell phone led to Tina\u2019s arrest and indictment for inciting and promoting debauchery<\/strong> online and for committing debauchery. Although the second charge fell during the trial, the sentence nevertheless arrived: three years in prison, as confirmed in the appeal process that took place in March.<\/p>\n

Tina has so far avoided imprisonment in a male prison, even if Egypt doesn\u2019t recognize any rights to transgender people, and her documents still identify her as a male person. The police locked up Tina in a small cell in the police station in El-Nozha (Cairo) and denied her the right to continue hormone therapy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"arcobalenoThe petition<\/h3>\n

The Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute<\/strong> and Accept LGBTI Cyprus launched a petition<\/a> for Tina, with the support of ILGA World, Pan Africa ILGA, ILGA Europe, The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality, and the Greek Transgender Support Association.<\/p>\n

The petition calls for the woman to serve her sentence<\/strong> in her country, applying the extradition agreement to repatriate citizens signed between Egypt and Cyprus. Tina\u2019s mental health and physical well-being are in fact seriously at risk if she stays in the small cell where she is confined and from which she cannot interact with anyone, even because she doesn\u2019t speak Arabic.<\/i><\/p>\n

Michele Benini<\/strong>
\ntranslation by Pier Cesare Notaro<\/strong>
\n\u00a92020 Il Grande Colibr\u00ec
\nimages: elaboration from\u00a0Matthew Henry<\/a> (CC0) \/ Il Grande Colibr\u00ec<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/strong>
\nControl, Bans and Homophobia: This Is How Arab Culture Dies<\/a>
\nLGBT Persecution in Egypt: 3 Charges Against Cairo and Rome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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