1. Use every opportunity to avoid arrest during a round-up. Once you are in detention you will wish you had not been so easily caught. 2. If you find yourself in police custody don't be too submissive or too aggressive as either will encourage them to be more violent. 3. Don't talk about anything. Just give your name and assert that you are innocent of any charge. Don't get involved in any discussion. Never use the word "Yes" - as this can be inserted onto a tape later as evidence of a confession. If asked "Do you want water ?", nod your head instead. 4. Don't sign anything, however trivial. It will be used to prove you "signed" your confession. 5. Don't listen to threats that you will be killed or raped. Never believe that submission will lessen your suffering and remember it is part of their strategy to terrify you. 6. Take your revenge on your interrogator by quietly despising everything about him. Use any opportunity to make an obscene gesture when he's not looking. It will help you to feel that you are not just a helpless victim. But don't get caught ! 7. The police will tell you that your friends have betrayed you. But beware this is standard interrogation strategy to get you to betray your friends. They may also explain that they already know everything and tell you what happened. But don't let that persuade you to talk. 8. Never look directly at your interrogator, it will make it easier for him to tell when you're lieing. Instead look downwards and avoid eye contact. 9. Don't start talking too early. The police won't be so easily satisfied and they want to know more. May be more than you can tell them. Hold out as long as possible. If the torture becomes unbearable try fainting or exaggerating the pain. It may buy you more time. If this doesn't work tell them half truths which you think they might believe but which still makes it difficult for them to prove your guilt or to discover the identity of your gay friends and new meeting places. 10. Start thinking and planning today what you will do if you are ever arrested. Latest news 22 May 2012: Cairo psychiatrist claims he can "cure" 70 to 75 per cent of gay teenagers.