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Egypt released three TikTokers over the weekend detained for a satirical sketch about escalating food prices, a prominent human rights group said in a statement. The three men, who are from southern Asyut province, are facing charges of being involved in a terrorist group and disseminating false news, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Human Rights Information (EIPR). Details of their release remain unclear. They were summoned to appear before the state security prosecution in Cairo and voluntarily turned themselves in on 31 March. They were only interrogated over two weeks later on 18 a…