Sentences overturned in TikTok case

An Egyptian court has overturned the prison sentences of two women who were convicted of posting ‘indecent videos’ on TikTok last year. Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam were among five young women sentenced to two years in jail and fined $20 000. BBC News reports that Hossam has been acquitted of all charges, while the court upheld the fines for Adham and the other defendants. Their cases attracted widespread attention in Egypt, where the women became known as the ‘TikTok girls’.