Although the prosecution decided on June 9 to replace the victim’s pretrial detention with a placement in a care home, the prosecution has not dropped the charges against her and she is still under investigation despite the brutality of what she was subjected to. On May 30, the Public Prosecution issued a statement in which it reviewed the facts of the case, blaming the victim for publishing videos that the prosecution deemed contained incitement to debauchery. Mena has appeared in a video in which she claimed that she was subjected to a rape, and was blackmailed by publishing the video, and despite the fact that the incident was proven, the Public Prosecution ordered the victim to be imprisoned. Social media posts, and emails to help us spread our message, as well as instructions on how to take urgent action.įor more information on the legal background of the arrests and Egypt’s record on repressing women and human rights, please follow this link Raising public awareness of the issue of Tik Tok girls, in light of the restriction of freedom of opinion and expression in Egypt.Įncouraging individuals to take urgent action through blogging or by sending a letter or e-mail to the Egyptian embassy in their country, or to the Attorney General if they are in EgyptĮncouraging women and people from different parts of the world to join the online campaign #Free_Tiktok_Girls to deliver to the Egyptian government a message that women should not be punished for dancing or expressing themselves.Īn introduction to the women who got arrested during this campaign, The last arrest targeted Basant Muhammed on July 10th for the same charges. The crackdown on tik-tok women continued when Manar Sami and Hadeer Hadi were arrested on July 1 and July 6. A series of arrests for the same reasons targeted Mawadda Al-Adham on May 14, and Sherifa Refaat, also known as Sheri Hanim and Nora Hisham, known as Zomoroda, on June 10. On May 26, 2020, the Public Prosecutor accused Aya, also known as Mona Abdel Aziz, of inciting immorality and debauchery, after posting a video in which she sought help and demanded justice after she was raped, filmed, and blackmailed by a group of friends with the rape video. It started by arresting Haneen Hossam who was accused of threatening the values of " the Egyptian family " and inciting debauchery. In the last few months, the Egyptian government launched a security campaign targeting women on Tiktok and multiple social media platforms.
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