BBC: Egypt blogger jailed for "insult"

Submitted by ONI-MENA on 22 February, 2007 - 11:49.

An Egyptian court has sentenced a 22-year old blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the president on his blog, BBC reported.

The blogger had criticized the country's top Islamic institution, al-Azhar University and President Hosni Mubarak, whom he called a dictator.

“This sentence sets a chilling precedent in a country where blogs have opened a window for free speech,” said Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

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