Egyptian Court Rejects Blogger's Appeal
An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld a 4-year jail sentence against a blogger convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.More here.
Abdel-Karim Suleiman, 22, last month became the first Egyptian to be jailed for his writing on the Internet in what human rights groups and bloggers described as a dangerous precedent that could limit online freedom in the country.
"This was not a verdict issued on a legal basis," said Gamal Eid, a human rights activist and one of Suleiman's lawyers.
"This is a religious verdict similar to those of the Inquisition," he told Reuters.
posted by Fergie @ 3/12/2007 09:46:00 AM
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