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Egyptian Initiative denounces sentencing 4 children to 5 years in prison

Nader Shoukry

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Friday ,26 February 2016

Egyptian Initiative denounces sentencing 4 children to 5 years in prison

The Egyptian initiative for personal rights condemned convictions against four Coptic Christian children on charges of defamation of religions and insulting Islamic sanctities.The Egyptian initiative for personal rights condemned convictions against four Coptic Christian children on charges of defamation of religions and insulting Islamic sanctities.

It added that 12 Egyptians were convicted on the same charges since the beginning of the year 2015, and 11 people are still in prison pending investigation.
 
 Four adolescents were sentenced to five years in prison for filming a short movie in which they criticize ISIS, which was taken by Egyptian court as blasphemy.