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===Egypt=== {{See also|Mass sexual assault in Egypt|Rape in Egypt}} Over two dozen gang rapes were reported during civil protests in [[Egypt]] from January to March 2013; however, activists claim that many more gang rapes often go unreported because most women are too ashamed to go to the police or even tell their relatives.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marroushi |first=Nadine |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/raped-egypt-women-wish-death-over-life-as-crimes-ignored.html |title=Raped Egypt Women Wish Death Over Life as Crimes Ignored |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2015-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125102446/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/raped-egypt-women-wish-death-over-life-as-crimes-ignored.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tadros |first=Mariz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/mar/11/politically-motivated-sexual-assault-egypt |title=Politically motivated sexual assault: the Egypt story none want to hear |work=The Guardian |date=2013-03-11 |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2019-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171855/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/mar/11/politically-motivated-sexual-assault-egypt |url-status=live }}</ref> During July 2013 at [[Tahrir Square]], mobs assaulted and gang raped at least 46 women in 4 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/07/91-women-were-sexually-assaulted-tahrir-square-can-anything-be-done/6103/ |title=In the Last 4 Days, 91 Women Have Been Sexually Assaulted in Tahrir Square. Can Anything Be Done? - Sarah Goodyear |publisher=The Atlantic Cities |date=2011-09-20 |access-date=2014-02-13 |archive-date=2014-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122103728/http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/07/91-women-were-sexually-assaulted-tahrir-square-can-anything-be-done/6103/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A Dutch journalist was also gang-raped in Tahrir Square.<ref>{{cite news |author=Megan Levy |url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/five-men-rape-journalist-22-in-tahrir-square-reports-20130702-2p8sk.html |title=Dutch Journalist Raped In Tahrir Square |publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2012-04-13 |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2013-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118083208/http://www.smh.com.au/world/five-men-rape-journalist-22-in-tahrir-square-reports-20130702-2p8sk.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/07/07/199557748/sexual-assaults-reportedly-rampant-during-egypt-protests |title=Sexual Assaults Reportedly Rampant During Egypt Protests |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2013-07-07 |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2018-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201221742/https://www.npr.org/2013/07/07/199557748/sexual-assaults-reportedly-rampant-during-egypt-protests |url-status=live }}</ref> A similar gang rape and gang beating was reported by an American journalist in 2011. In a separate survey, over 90% of Egyptian women claimed to have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/03/opinion/burleigh-rapes-tahrir-square|title=Opinion: Gang rapes, the dark side of Egypt's protests|first=Nina|last=Burleigh|publisher=CNN|access-date=2013-09-06|archive-date=2018-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142047/https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/03/opinion/burleigh-rapes-tahrir-square|url-status=live}}</ref>
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