Egypt Sentences Christian to 6 Years for Facebook Posts...

Ishmael · 2014-06-24T22:16:51+00:00

LUXOR: A court convicted an Egyptian Christian to six years imprisonment for blasphemy and contempt of religion Tuesday. The Luxor court issued its verdict against Kerolos Ghattas, 30, after his arrest earlier this month for posting pictures deemed insulting to Islam on his Facebook page. Ghattas' arrest sparked fears of sectarian conflict in his village, where unidentified assailants have hurled molotov cocktails at shops owned by Christians. Local authorities beefed up security in the village Tuesday. The verdict can be appealed. Egypt has witnessed a rise in the number of cases of Coptic Christians - estimated as 10 percent of the population - over the past three years. Another Christian journalist - a convert - was sentenced Monday to six years in prison over his coverage of recent sectarian strife. Read more The Post»

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Start date Jun 25, 2014

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