A court in Egypt has sentenced five young women to two years in prison for posting "indecent videos" on the video-sharing app TikTok.

The women - who have not all been named - were fined almost $19,000 (£15,000).

The jail sentences are the first to have been issued by a court as part of a campaign by the authorities against social media influencers.

Activists have mounted an online campaign in response, demanding the release of those detained.

"The Economic Court in Cairo sentenced Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam and three others to two years in prison and fined them 300,000 Egyptian pounds each," the state-owned website al-Ahram reported.

"They are accused of violating the values and principles of Egyptian society and posting indecent photos and videos disturbing to public morals," al-Ahram added.

The three women who were not named were also accused of taking part in inappropriate video calls with men.