"The Egyptian authorities must repeal legislation that, in violation of international standards, stipulates prison sentences for acts which constitute nothing more than the peaceful exercise of the rights of freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion." Amnesty International.
On February 22, 2007, Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Soliman was sentenced to four years in prison for spreading information disruptive of public order and damaging to the country's reputation", "incitement to hate Islam" and "defaming the president of the republic".
According to an AP report:
Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt's Al-Azhar University, had been a vocal secularist and sharp critic of conservative Muslims in his blog. He often lashed out at Al-Azhar, the most prominent religious center in Sunni Islam, calling it "the university of terrorism" and accusing it of encouraging extremism.
His conviction brought a flood of condemnations from international and Egyptian human rights groups, as well as fellow government critics on the Internet.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based media rights group, said Internet writers and editors are the fastest-growing segment of imprisoned journalists, with 49 behind bars as of December.
"With this verdict, Egypt has opened up a new front in its efforts to stifle media freedoms," said Joel Campagna, the group's senior Middle East program coordinator.
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Posted by: Walters Yijofmen Ambu | June 29, 2007 at 12:41 PM