Egyptian authorities have sentenced to 4 years in prison, a young Abdelkareem law student of 22 years, for their opinions concerning the Muslim religion and the politics of Egypt's situation that he and they had expressed on a personal blog.
The charges brought by the State of his Egyptian Abdul Kareem were "spreading malicious rumors and information that threatens public security", "defamation of the President of Egypt", "incitement to overthrow the regime based on hatred and contempt", "incitement to hatred against Islam and breaching public peace standards", "emphasizing the wrong topics that harm the reputation of Egypt and bringing them to the public."
The acts incriminated by the Egyptian authorities are reduced in the background an attempt to punish the expression of opinions. But no matter how controversial his opinions would be Abdul Kareem, freedom of expression remains an inalienable right of every individual, regardless of the space in which it lives, status, or social, racial, ethnic or confessional; Therefore, we believe that all charges brought against him Abdul Kareem are void, and the lawsuit filed by Egyptian authorities with a right in a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights.
Resources about the case:
Flyer "protest with Silence". Other materials in the world campaign Free Kareem: 1. 2.
Kareem's writings on the blog or to which he was sentenced to 4 years in prison
Interviews and videos with Kareem
More details about international organized protests for his release are available on Free Kareem Kareem.org.
