Egypt Frees Six Young Christians Detained Over TikTok Video Mocking Muslim Prayer
Rights groups said prosecutors charged the men with blasphemy and contempt of religion after a comedy clip copied a 2018 film scene.
- Six young Christians, aged 17 to 23, were detained in Minya, Egypt, after posting a TikTok video on October 4 recreating a scene from the 2018 comedy film Khalawis; authorities are investigating them for alleged blasphemy.
- After a villager reposted the clip with condemnatory comments, families sought reconciliation with village elders and Muslim clerics on October 9; the Diocese formally apologized, yet authorities proceeded to detain the men.
- Prosecutors accused the men of exploiting religion to promote extremist ideas and blasphemy. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights reported the defendants removed the video within hours after friends warned them.
- A Tagamoa court judge extended their detention by 15 days on October 11, and ADF International confirmed the six remained in custody as of October 22 despite no formal conviction.
- ADF International senior counsel Kelsey Zorzi described such prosecutions as "tragically common in Egypt," where religious minorities face blasphemy laws. The Egyptian Initiative has recorded at least 111 people targeted for voicing religious views.
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Egypt Frees Six Young Christians Detained Over TikTok Video Mocking Muslim Prayer
Six young Christians, including a 17-year-old boy, have been released in Egypt after spending more than two weeks in detention over a video posted on social media platform TikTok that authorities claimed mocked Muslim prayers, human rights activists confirmed Monday.
Six Egyptian Christians Detained Over TikTok Video Allegedly Mocking Muslim Prayer
Six young Christians in Egypt have been held in custody for more than two weeks after posting a TikTok video that authorities claimed insulted Islam by ridiculing Muslim prayer. State security prosecutors interrogated the six on Oct. 10 and initially ordered their detention for four days while the investigation continued. The following morning, a court extended their custody for another 15 days.
Egypt detains 6 Christians, including a minor, over TikTok video
Six young Christians in Egypt have been detained after posting a TikTok video that authorities accused them of using to mock Muslim prayer. The case involves young men from Minya province who range in age from 17 to 23. One is a minor, according to the International Business Times and published Oct. 24 in the Christian Post.
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Catholic World ReportRights Group Urges Immediate Release of 6 Christians Detained Over Tiktok Video in Egypt
Alliance Defending Freedom has urged Egyptian authorities to free six young Christians after they posted a TikTok video that authorities considered offensive to Islam.
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