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An Egyptian appeals court acquitted two young women imprisoned for “undermining the values of society” over videos they posted on TikTok, a court official said.
“The appeals court accepted the appeal filed by Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham against their imprisonment … for inciting debauchery and undermining the values of society,” said the official, asking not to be named.
The women were sentenced to two years in prison in July for “undermining public morals”.
Hossam was 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 charged with “inciting debauchery”, “undermining public morals” and “trafficking in human beings”.
Al-Adham, who has around 2 million Instagram followers, was also arrested in May after posting satirical videos.
They are part of a dozen influencers arrested in 2020 for “attacking public morals” in the conservative country.
In June, an Egyptian court sentenced belly dancer Sama al-Masry to three years for “inciting debauchery” on social media after posting a TikTok dance video.
In 2018, a singer was arrested on the same charges after an online music video of her dancing went viral.
The previous year, a pop singer was sentenced to two years in prison on similar charges, also for a video deemed provocative. His sentence was reduced to one year on appeal.
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