Hossam Hanina
a Court in Egypt sentenced to two years of imprisonment of five bloggers for publishing “obscene” in the popular social network TikTok. Girls, the names of three of which were not disclosed, was also fined 19 thousand dollars each.
They are in violation of the values and principles of Egyptian society and placing obscene photos and videos that violate public morality,
— the official state website “al-Ahram”.
it is Worth noting that this is the first prison sentence in Egypt, issued by the court in the campaign of the authorities against influencers in social networks.
One of the sentenced to a prison term bloggers, 20-year-old student Hossam Hanina, was arrested in April after she posted a three-minute video in which he told his followers that they can earn money working with it. She also urged women to meet men with the help of video applications. Another blogers, 22-year-old Mawada al-Adham, was arrested in may after the publication of the satirical commercials in TikTok and instagram, where she signed more than two million people. The girls were accused of inciting “debauchery” and “immorality” with the content that they post on social networks. Other girls who also received prison row, accused of the help of popular blogersha.
the Case received great public resonance in the country — in support of girls on the Internet turned the whole campaign demanding their release.
the Popularity of social network TikTok in Egypt has increased dramatically in recent months, especially after the travel restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus.
