Thursday, 22 February 2007

Blogger in jail

An Egyptian blogger, Abdel Kareem Nabil, was sentenced to jail for 3 years for insulting his president and criticising a leading Muslim institution, calling it the University of Terrorism. This follows a crackdown in 2006, during which a number of bloggers were arrested in Egypt but later freed without charge. It would appear that dissent is not appreciated in Egypt. Full story here.

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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 February 2007 at 16:37

    Wow....!  If we had that law, most of the USA would be jailed.
    Pam

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  2. Anonymous22 February 2007 at 19:06

    Wow... and they are supposed to be the 'moderates' in the region.  Yikes.

    be well,
    Dawn

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  3. Anonymous23 February 2007 at 00:46

    Dear Guido,
    Do you mean that he is trying to inflame the government by calling it a terrorist regime/ huh
    natalie

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  4. Anonymous23 February 2007 at 04:27

    Coming sooner than you might think to America!!  Henceforth why I am saying it NOW.  -  Barbara

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