November 6, 2024 The Criminal Court (First Terrorism Circuit) has decided to renew Sherif Elrouby’s detention for 45 days, pending investigations in case No. 1634 of 2022 (State Security Register). Elrouby previously complained during a…

Renad Emad, is a student at Helwan University. She is active on TikTok and Instagram, where she posts dance videos and "karaoke" songs. She has 970,000 followers on TikTok, 700,000 followers on her personal account on Instagram, and 1.5…

In April 2020, the Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant against Hanin Hossam, accusing her of infringing on family principles and values of the Egyptian society, in addition to creating, managing and using private websites and…

Manar Sami worked previously as a flight attendant. She has been active on TikTok, where she posted dance videos and "karaoke" songs. She has 187,000 followers on TikTok. On 1 July 2020, a police force arrested Sami, along with a young man…

Hadeer Al-Hady, is a student at the Helwan University’s Institute of Social Work. She is active on a number of social media platforms, including TikTok and Instagram, having 745,000 and 200,000 followers on both platforms respectively. The…

Mawaddah Al-Adham, owns a hairdressing center. She is active on a number of social media platforms, most notably TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, with 3 million, 1.5 million and 255,000 followers respectively. She used to post dance videos…

Haneen Hossam, is a second-grade student at the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University. She became famous after the number her followers on TikTok and Likee increased. Her followers on TikTok alone reached 986,000. The content she provides…

Zaki, is the director of Likee’s live broadcasting agencies in the Middle East. He was arrested in Cairo in connection with Case No. 1087 of 2020, registered under No. 1047 of 2020 at the financial misdemeanor court. The prosecution accused…

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