Egypt – Blogger fined nearly 6,000 euros for accusing chemical company of pollution – 26.05.2009

Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the size of the fine that a court in the northeastern city of Port Said imposed on blogger Tamer Mabrouk on appeal today as a result of a defamation lawsuit by a private company, Trust Chemical Co., over information about pollution that he posted online. See his testimony (in Arabic).

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