The upholding of a seven-and-half-year sentence against a Tunisian blogger jailed for “insulting Islam” is yet another blow to freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said this afternoon.
The blogger - Jabeur Mejri - was given the prison sentence last month along with a fine of 1,200 Tunisian Dinars (approximately £500) - after a court in Mahdia, eastern Tunisia, deemed that posts he had made online were insulting to Islam and Muslims. [Amnesty international] Read more
