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Egyptian LGBTQ activist dead in suspected suicide

Sarah Hegazi was arrested in 2017 after raising the rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo.
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An LGBTQ activist jailed after waving a rainbow flag at a concert in Egypt was found dead over the weekend in a suspected suicide, the local press reports.

Egyptian authorities arrested Sarah Hegazi, 30, in October 2017 over the raising of the gay pride flag at concert performed by Lebanese indie-rock group Mashrou’ Leila, whose lead singer is openly gay. 

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