Egyptian Blogger Faces 4 Years in Prison

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Posted on Feb 23, 2007

Free-speech and human rights groups are decrying an Egyptian court’s decision to jail blogger Abdel Karim Suleiman for criticizing Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on his online forum. Critics and fellow bloggers fear Suleiman’s four-year sentence will set the stage for more arrests and fewer alternatives to state-controlled media outlets in his country.

CNET:
An Alexandria court sentenced an Egyptian blogger to four years in prison on Thursday for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Abdel Karim Suleiman, a 22-year-old former law student who has been in custody since November, was the first blogger to stand trial in Egypt for his Internet writings. He was convicted in connection with eight articles he wrote since 2004.

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By Frank, February 24, 2007 at 2:53 pm Link to this comment
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Mohammed had a little book,

It’s words he made men swallow

And everywhere that Islam spreads,

Sharia’s sure to follow.

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By shepherd, February 23, 2007 at 8:05 pm Link to this comment
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“There are things that one should not talk about, like religion and politics. He should have got a ten-year sentence,” said lawyer Nizar Habib, who attended the trial as a member of the public.

Good one.  And some folks are born with the divine right to rule with an iron fist over others. ‘Dictatorship’ it’s called, not ‘democracy’ by a long stretch. Plato.

When Israel was in Egypt’s land, let my people go; oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go.

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By Quy Tran, February 23, 2007 at 6:22 pm Link to this comment
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How about requesting Bush/Cheney to invade Egypt then hang Mubarak higher than President Saddam for violating human freedom ?

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By Terry Sloth, February 23, 2007 at 5:25 pm Link to this comment
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The Extraordinary Rendition program found a friend in Egypt; the most common destination,  followed by Jordan, Morocco and Uzbekistan.  So looking for free speech in a country which tortures and kills detainees is like looking for democracy in Iraq.

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