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Egypt: TikTok Influencer to Appeal 10-Year Trafficking Sentence
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 June 2021
Egyptian TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer said on Monday. Read more »
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Egypt: 'Chilling' Crackdown On Female Tiktok Users Must End
AI London, 13 August 2020
The Egyptian authorities must immediately end their crackdown on women TikTok users being prosecuted on absurd charges of "indecency" and "violating family principles and values",… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Court Jails Belly Dancer for 'Debauchery' in Social Media Crackdown
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 June 2020
Sama El-Masry was sentenced to three years in prison posting "indecent" videos and photos on TikTok Read more »
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Egypt: Calls for Censored Social Media After Arrests of Tiktok Star, Belly Dancer
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 28 April 2020
There have been calls for Egypt to crack down on racy photos and videos on popular social media apps Read more »
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Africa: Why Some Governments Fear Even Teens On Tiktok
The Conversation Africa, 23 July 2020
In Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She was arrested on a variety of charges, including misusing social media and… Read more »
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Africa: Tiktok - Expressive Mechanism for Many Dealing With Today's World
IPS, 9 March 2020
"What do you get from the TikTok videos? Do you prefer the platform for entertainment, passing time or for connecting with your friends? I have seen comical videos, venting… Read more »