Last month Egyptian authorities encouraged witnesses in a notorious gang rape case to come forward. When they did, they themselves were reportedly charged with crimes. The move has stifled Egypt’s rising #MeToo movement.

Dozens of female journalists in Egypt have issued a statement denouncing sexual harassment in the workplace and demanding action to change the situation.

Despite promises of justice and assurances of anonymity, Egyptian authorities are pursuing the prosecution of several witnesses in a high-profile gang rape case, accusing them of working to damage the country’s image.

An Egyptian investigative journalist faced a barrage of sexual harassment and assault allegations this month as women across the region turn to social media in a growing #MeToo-style movement in the country.

The Public Prosecution announced on Wednesday that seven of nine men accused in what is known as the “Fairmont case” have fled the country, according to a statement published on its official Facebook page. Allegations of a violent gang rape at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in 2014 first appeared …

Egypt has ordered that the men accused of gang-raping a young woman at the Fairmont Hotel be arrested. The prosecution has also put them on a list of people who are banned from travelling.

An investigative journalist in Egypt facing multiple accusations of rape and sexual harassment has mounted an increasingly aggressive campaign to deny the allegations, threatening legal action against his accusers and even exposing fake testimonies that he himself created in an effort to discredit the claims. Meanwhile, several media outlets and …

While women are jailed for dancing on TikTok, the culture of impunity for harassers and rapists continues to perpetuate a cycle of sexual violence that is far more dangerous

Egyptian authorities have since late April 2020 carried out an abusive campaign targeting female social media influencers on charges that violate their rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and nondiscrimination, Human Rights Watch said today.

With the arrest of 9 women for their public appearance on TikTok and the rise of notorious cases such as the Fairmont Incident and the Ahmed Bassam Zaki affair on the national debate stage, Egypt is witnessing a feminist revival that is equal parts hope and heartache—hope that, as a nation, …