'Progress' in Egypt? Nope, Not Really
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Reuters reports that Alber Saber, an Egyptian Copt, is going to jail for posting a video on the internet.
An Egyptian Copt arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison, a court source said. Computer science graduate Alber Saber, 27, was arrested at his Cairo home on Sept. 13 after neighbours accused him of uploading sections of the film “Innocence of Muslims” and making another movie mocking all religions.
Saber can appeal the ruling issued by a Cairo court after paying bail of 1,000 Egyptian pounds ($160). The case has raised concerns over freedom of expression under Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who came to power in free elections earlier this year after the popular uprising in 2011 that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
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