1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Egypt: Sexual Assaults on Female Protesters

05:25

This browser does not support the video element.

May 13, 2013

It's sadly not a one-time occurrence: a large group of men drags a woman away from her friends. They surround her, and tear off her clothes. If she manages to escape, they chase after her. It doesn't matter whether she's wearing Muslim clothing or western.

Harassment, physical attacks, mass sexual assaults: the number of crimes against women in Egypt has risen drastically over the past several months, particularly near Tahrir Square.

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW