Egyptian Copt jailed for contempt of religion
Source:
dailystar
Date of source:
24 Jun 2014
Reference:
LUXOR: A court convicted an Egyptian Christian to six years imprisonment for blasphemy and contempt of religion Tuesday.
The Luxor court issued its verdict against Kerolos Ghattas, 30, after his arrest earlier this month for posting pictures deemed insulting to Islam on his Facebook page.
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