An Egyptian court sentenced several young women to two years in prison Monday for posting "indecent" dance videos on the TikTok video-sharing app. The women were also fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds (nearly $19,000) 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.
The string of arrests for "moral issues" is more broadly part of a clampdown on personal freedoms that has accelerated since President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi came to power in 2013.
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