Egypt: sentenced
On 30 May, Egyptian TV presenter Islam al-Beheiry was sentenced (in absentia) to five years in prison with labour for ‘contempt of religion’.
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The charge comes with the right to appeal, although Beheiry has yet to do so. In addition to this sentence, Beheiry also faces a further two trials for the same charge, one of which was filed by the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar.
