A Court in Egyptian has sentenced five young women to two years in prison for posting “indecent” dance videos on TikTok.
The prosecution statement named two of the defendants, 20-year-old student Haneen Hossam and 22-year-old Mawada Eladhm and said the other three helped run their social media accounts.
The women were also fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds (A$26,000) each for “violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family,” inciting debauchery and promoting human trafficking, according to a statement from the public prosecutor.
This is the first sentence issued by a court against female social media influencers in Egypt after a series of arrests made recently.
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