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Verdict postponed in Egypt blogger trial
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Verdict postponed in Egypt blogger trial
A verdict in the trial of a blogger accused of insulting Egypt's armed forces has been postponed on Wednesday, a…
Lawyer of blogger charged with insulting armed forces fears unfair trial
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Lawyer of blogger charged with insulting armed forces fears unfair trial
A lawyer for the defense team representing an Egyptian blogger and activist charged with insulting the army voiced fears of…
Syria accuses Egyptian blogger of spying for Israel
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Syria accuses Egyptian blogger of spying for Israel
Syrian authorities on Sunday accused an Egyptian with US citizenship of spying for Israel. Though he was not mentioned by…
Egyptian blogger makes first appearance after more than 4 years imprisonment
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Egyptian blogger makes first appearance after more than 4 years imprisonment
History's longest imprisoned blogger, Kareem Amer, made his first public appearance on Wednesday, following his release a week ago. Speaking…
CPJ blasts Egypt detention of blogger
Egypt
November 11, 2010
CPJ blasts Egypt detention of blogger
An Egyptian blogger who served his prison term is still under detention and being beaten by Egyptian security officers, a…
Amnesty criticizes Egypt over rights lawyers, blogger trial
Egypt
May 27, 2010
Amnesty criticizes Egypt over rights lawyers, blogger trial
Amnesty International criticized Egypt's use of a defamation law to pursue three activists for slander and blackmail after they allegedly…
Lawyer: Kuwaiti blogger on hunger strike hospitalized
World
May 16, 2010
Lawyer: Kuwaiti blogger on hunger strike hospitalized
A Kuwaiti blogger has been hospitalized after going on hunger strike to protest his detention over accusations he had insulted…
Blogger’s military trial dismissed
Egypt
March 7, 2010
Blogger’s military trial dismissed
Twenty-one-year-old engineering student and blogger Ahmed Mostafa, arrested two weeks ago on charges of defaming the Egyptian Armed Forces, was…
Blogger’s case adjourned to 7 March
Egypt
March 2, 2010
Blogger’s case adjourned to 7 March
The case of Ahmed Mostafa, an Egyptian blogger detained on charges of "disseminating wrong information" and "tarnishing the image of…
Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize
Egypt
December 16, 2009
Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize
On 4 December, 30-year-old blogger-activist Karim Mohamed Reda was dismissed from his job at state-owned petroleum firm Petrotrade for attempting…