Egyptian TikTok stars sentenced to jail in 'crackdown on female influencers'

Two younger EgyptianTikTok stars have been sentenced to jail after every being convicted of human trafficking chargers following an extended battle with native authorities over the pair's social media content material.
Haneen Hossam, in her early 20s, was initially accused of exploiting younger ladies for cash via the social media platform, earlier than being sentenced to 2 years jail in April 2020. She denied the cost.
Human rights activists say the costs are false and a part of a crackdown on feminine influencers, however prosecutors allege Ms Hossam "violated household values and ideas" by posting movies of her dancing and lip syncing on the favored app, stories the BBC.

Haneen Hossam has been jailed for her TikTok videos.
Haneen Hossam has been jailed for her TikTok movies.(TikTok)

Fellow TikTok star and pupil Mawada al-Adham was additionally arrested on related costs in July 2020 and sentenced to 2 years jail, nonetheless; an appeals court docket acquitted Ms Hossam and Ms al-Adham's jail sentence in January 2021, and so they have been launched the next month.
The ladies have been every fined 300,000 Egyptian kilos (A$26,000).

Mawada Eladhm has been jailed for 'violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family' in her TikTok videos.
Mawada al-Adham has been jailed for 'violating the values and ideas of the Egyptian household' in her TikTok movies. (TikTok)

Regardless of having their preliminary chargers overturned, prosecutors later launched a extra severe cost of human trafficking in June final 12 months.
The duo have been accused of "utilizing ladies in acts opposite to the ideas and values of Egyptian society with the purpose of gaining materials advantages".
Native media reported that the costs relate to a gaggle Ms Hossam had promoted on social media app Likee and movies that Ms al-Adham had posted on Instagram and TikTok.
In June, the Cairo Prison Courtroom discovered them each responsible of the offence with Ms Hossam being sentenced in 10 years jail and Ms al-Adham sentenced to 6.
Ms Hossam was granted a retrial, however the identical court docket discovered her responsible on Monday.

Mawada Eladhm's dance videos were considered 'indecent' by an Egyptian court.
Mawada al-Adham dance movies have been thought of 'indecent' by an Egyptian court docket.(TikTok)

She took to social media earlier than she was detained to submit a tearful video claiming she "did not do something immoral to deserve all this".
Though Egypt stays way more liberal than Gulf Arab states, the Muslim-majority nation has swung in a decidedly conservative course over the previous half-century.
Stomach dancers, pop divas and social media influencers have confronted backlash for violating the norms.
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Human rights activists say the costs laid on Ms Hossam, Ms al-Adham and a minimum of 11 different girls have confronted since 2020 violate their rights to privateness, freedom of expression and non-discrimination.

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