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A former Egyptian doctor arrested for posting harrowing accounts of sexual assault, verbal abuse, and medical malpractice she witnessed at a university hospital has ignited a national reckoning. Her social media testimony exposed systemic obstetric violence in Egypt’s public healthcare system, prompting widespread outrage and dozens of women to share similar experiences. Though released on bail, she faces charges of spreading false news, while authorities frame her activism as a security threat. Human rights groups demand urgent reform, as the Doctors’ Syndicate urges formal complaints and Alexandria University launches an investigation. Her case symbolizes the dangerous price of speaking truth to power—and the urgent need to protect patient safety across the medical system.

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