Egypt released three social media users who were detained after posting a satirical song on TikTok about rampant inflation in the country, rights groups said Sunday, AFP reported.
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In March, the group posted a satirical video on TikTok, miming instruments with household items and parodying a romantic song, substituting the lyrics to bemoan soaring food prices.
The three comedians were summoned by state security in Assiut, south of Cairo, on March 31, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).
EIPR said they appeared before the Cairo prosecutor on April 18-19 "when they were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization and spreading false news." Such allegations are routinely leveled against dissidents in Egypt.
