Via The Guardian
Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman was sentenced today in Alexandria on both charges of insulting Islam and inciting sedition, as well as insulting Hosni Mubarak, for criticizing al-Azhar University and the Egyptian President on his blog. This was the first prosecution and condamnation of a blogger in Egypt.
Amnesty International UK’s director, Kate Allen, said: “The Egyptian authorities must repeal laws which allow people to be thrown in prison just for exercising their right to free speech, be it online or offline.
“We are deeply worried that the Egyptian authorities are now targeting bloggers in their attempts to stifle free speech.
“Sadly, this is not confined to Egypt. In countries around the world, governments are targeting bloggers, closing websites and censoring internet searches.
“The internet is the new front in the battle between those who want to speak out and those who would stop them.”
Do link up to Abdel Kareem Nabil’s Blog and sign the pledge on Internet Freedom.
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Link to the Free Kareem! Campaign.
irrepressible.info, an Amnesty International Campaign
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