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If you're thrown in jail for calling the leader of your country a dictator, at least no one can say you're a liar.(Brief article)

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If you're thrown in jail for calling the leader of your country a dictator, at least no one can say you're a liar. Abdel Kareem Solimann, a 22-year-old Egyptian, has been sentenced to four years in prison for insulting the president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, and Islam as well. He wrote his "insults"---known as "criticisms" in free countries--on his blog, where he spoke in defense of women's ...

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