Alber Saber
Court rejects appeal for blogger convicted of contempt of religion
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Court rejects appeal for blogger convicted of contempt of religion
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected blogger Alber Saber’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence for contempt of religion, upholding…
Q&A with convicted activist Alber Saber
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Q&A with convicted activist Alber Saber
Released on bail after being convicted of defaming religion, activist and blogger Alber Saber is speaking out to the media.…
Rights organizations: Ruling against Saber is sign of religious dictatorship
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Rights organizations: Ruling against Saber is sign of religious dictatorship
Prominent human rights organizations described the ruling passed on Wednesday against activist and blogger Alber Saber as a message to…
Court sentences activist to three years for insulting Islam
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Court sentences activist to three years for insulting Islam
A Cairo court sentenced activist Alber Saber to three years in prison for insulting Islam Wednesday. Marg Misdemeanor Court found…
Sentencing hearing for Alber Saber postponed to 12 December
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Sentencing hearing for Alber Saber postponed to 12 December
The Marg Misdemeanor Court postponed Wednesday the sentencing session of blogger Alber Saber until 12 December, due to the court…
The unbelievers: Post-Alber Saber, more atheists struggle to assert their identity
Egypt
October 28, 2012
The unbelievers: Post-Alber Saber, more atheists struggle to assert their identity
Five male members of an atheist group congregate in one of Cairo’s crowded downtown bars, sipping beer and Pepsi as…
Rights groups say anti-Islam film defendant being mistreated
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Rights groups say anti-Islam film defendant being mistreated
Egyptian rights group said on Monday a Coptic Christian on trial for posting online a video that ignited protests around…
Trial of ‘atheist’ Alber Saber resumes
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Trial of ‘atheist’ Alber Saber resumes
The controversial trial of Alber Saber on charges of insulting religion resumed on Wednesday at the New Cairo Court. Saber,…
Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty
An Egyptian Coptic Christian arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world…
Teacher imprisoned for defaming religion
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Teacher imprisoned for defaming religion
A Sohag court on Thursday upheld a teacher’s prison sentence for publishing cartoons defaming the Prophet Mohamed and insulting…