Karim Amer Update from the [1] Arabic Network for Human Rights (thanks to the [2] Wise Law Blog). Karim Amer, Garry Wise reminds us, was "imprisoned for 'vilifying religion' and 'defaming' Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak."

Cairo, November 12, 2007 - The Arabic Network for Human Rights information and Hisham Mubarak Centre for Law sent a communiqué to the Egyptian Prosecutor-General , demanding to investigate into the issue of torturing Karim Amer in his prison. Karim who is an Egyptian blogger sentenced to prison for 4 years for 'vilifying religions' and defaming the president was tortured & that was ordered and supervised by an investigation officer in Borg Alarab prison. Karim was also ordered into a solitary cell where he was assaulted again and had one of his teeth broken; this assault's date came to mark one year since Karim was sent to jail.

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