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June 4, 2013

Egyptian Activist Gets 6-Month Sentence for Criticizing Morsi 
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An Egyptian activist and blogger has been given a six-month suspended
jail sentence for criticizing President Mohamed Morsi. Ahmed Douma is
the first well-known critic of Morsi to be convicted among several whose
arrests were ordered in March. He was found guilty of insulting the
president and spreading false news after calling Morsi "a killer"
following a deadly crackdown in Port Said in February.

 

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