Egyptian loses 'blogger' appeal
THE Egyptian Appeal Court yesterday upheld a four-year prison sentence given to a blogger who had been convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt's president.
The sentence imposed on Abdel Kareem Nabil, 22, last month was widely attacked by local and international rights groups as an attempt to curb free expression.
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