About fucking time: they should never have been arrested or jailed. #Egyptian court acquits women jailed for 'inciting debauchery' on TikTok theguardian.com/world/2021/jan… h/t @rerutled
In the name of “morality” and safeguarding “Egyptian family values,” the Egyptian regime has arrested and jailed at least 9 young, mostly working class women for singing, dancing, and posting selfies on Tik-Tok, again fully clothed and some in hijab. feministgiant.com/p/essay-macho-…
I wrote more about them here in September feministgiant.com/p/why-do-they-…
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Hossam had been arrested in April after posting a video on TikTok, telling her 1.3 million subscribers that girls could work with her for money.
She was accused of “inciting debauchery”, “attacking public morals” and “human trafficking”. theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
She was accused of “inciting debauchery”, “attacking public morals” and “human trafficking”. theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
Al-Adham, who has about 2 million Instagram followers, was also arrested in May after publishing satirical videos.
They are among a dozen influencers arrested in 2020 for “breaching public morals” in the conservative country.
They are among a dozen influencers arrested in 2020 for “breaching public morals” in the conservative country.
Hossam’s lawyer Hussein El Bakar told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that the TikTok star, who is a student at Cairo University, fainted on hearing the verdict. reuters.com/article/egypt-…
“Haneen went through a lot of psychological pressure because of being jailed for the past nine months,” he said, adding that Hossam would be freed although she is still facing charges of human trafficking, with no date set for the ruling.
Egyptian parliamentarians last year demanded the government suspend TikTok, saying it promoted nudity and immorality.
Under Egypt’s 2018 cybercrime law, anyone running an account on the internet to commit a crime faces at least 2yrs in jail & up to 300k Egyptian pounds ($19,206)
Under Egypt’s 2018 cybercrime law, anyone running an account on the internet to commit a crime faces at least 2yrs in jail & up to 300k Egyptian pounds ($19,206)
Two men who had been jailed for managing the women’s social media accounts were also acquitted on Tuesday, while a third was found guilty of managing Eladham’s accounts and fined.
The court kept intact the fine that Eladham was ordered to pay last year.
The court kept intact the fine that Eladham was ordered to pay last year.
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