05 March 2014

Tunisian blogger given 7 years for blasphemous cartoons has been released early

The lawyer for a Tunisian blogger sentenced to seven years in prison for posting cartoons deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad says her client was freed late Tuesday.

Lawyer Bochra Belhaj Hamida said Wednesday that Jaber Mejeri had left prison for his hometown of Mahdia 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of the capital and measures were being taken to ensure his safety. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Read more