Suspicious Security
How Egyptian Husbands Digitally Extort Their Wives to Strip Them
of Rights
Sahar Azazi — Egypt
The report details how some men in Egypt are
using intimate photos, fabricated content, and
online blackmail to pressure their wives into
relinquishing legal rights (such as alimony, divorce, custody) by accusing them of adultery,
defamation, or “dishonor.” It explores both
the legal tools, such as laws that criminalize
misuse of private images, and the heavy social, psychological, and legal consequences on
women, even after winning in court.
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