A weekly summary of the most newsworthy events coming out of Africa as selected by the African Studies students at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
Monday, November 3, 2014
8 Men Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Attendance at Same-Sex Marriage: Egypt
8 men who appeared in a video of a homosexual marriage ceremony were sentenced to 3 years in prison for "inciting debauchery." The video clip was branded "shameful to God."
A spokesperson for the justice ministry's forensics department seems to think otherwise. He says, "The entire case is made up and lacks basis. The police did not arrest them red-handed and the video does not prove anything."
The video was of two men in a boat on the Nile exchanging rings while their friends cheered for them.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201411031432.html
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