Egypt: Madad Monitors Daily Arrests of Sudanese Refugees in Egypt, Warns Against Rumours

Egypt: Madad Monitors Daily Arrests of Sudanese Refugees in Egypt, Warns Against Rumours

Cairo -- An Egyptian refugee support group says Sudanese refugees and migrants in Egypt are facing a steady rise in arrests, with women, young people and the elderly increasingly affected.

Man Arrested After Harassment Incident on Cairo Bus Goes Viral

A man has been arrested today after videos shared by a woman named Mariam showed him verbally harassing her and following her onto a public bus in Cairo’s Al-Muqattam district on Sunday, 8 February, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. In a TikTok video that circulated widely online, Mariam said the man had harassed her twice before. In the third incident, she said he followed her from her workplace and boarded the same bus, where he co…