| BBC News Arabic in Arabic | According to the Egyptian government, the law was updated to address modern developments and to stop the internet and social media users from encouraging vice and the practice of prostitution |
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| BBC News Arabic in Arabic | from the original on 22 June 2020 |
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| Hegazi lived with resulting from the prison torture she had experienced in Egypt | The law update was used to crack down on Egyptian LGBT individuals even though the updated law made no allusion to homosexuality |
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| ' In her honour, and to fulfil our own sense of life, it is our duty to continue fighting for the revolution here, Egypt and around the world | Walsh, Declan 15 June 2020 |
Political views [ ] Hegazi during protests in Canada Hegazi identified as a communist and supported the while living in Egypt, and became involved with the Spring Socialist Network once in Canada.
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