Egyptian Christian Sentenced To Prison For Blasphemy Against Islam

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On January 29th, Marco Gerges, a Coptic Christian, was found guilty of multiple charges, including "contempt for Islam” by the Cairo Economic Court. The ruling resulted in a five-year prison sentence. Gerges was arrested in June 2021 on suspicion of having “sexual images” on his mobile phone. Prosecutors said these images were offensive to Islam. Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), an advocacy group that aims to strengthen fundamental rights in Egypt, reported that Gerges's charges included “infringing on the values of Egyptian family life.” According to The New Arab, a pan-Arab media outlet, Gerges was just an ordinary citizen with no "affiliation to any entity." EIPR accused the Egyptian government of using unconstitutional laws and unfair court proceedings to target individuals accused of blasphemy. The human rights watchdog fears that Gerges's prosecution will signal an increase in human rights violations in Egypt.

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Egyptian Christian Sentenced to Years in Prison for Blasphemy Against Islam

Location: Egypt