Thursday, February 22, 2007

Egyptian Blogger Jailed for Four Years

The BBC reports that an Egyptian court has sentenced an internet blogger to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president.

Abdel Kareem Soliman used his weblog to criticise the country's top Islamic institution, the al-Azhar university and President Hosni Mubarak, whom he called a dictator.

The Free Kareem site is here.

1 comment:

Twenty Major said...

Just when I thought I couldn't be happier about not being Egyptian.