An Egyptian court has sentenced a blogger to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president.
Abdel Kareem Soliman's trial was the first time that a blogger had been prosecuted in Egypt.
He had used his web log to criticise the country's top Islamic institution, al-Azhar university and President Hosni Mubarak, whom he called a dictator.
A human rights group called the verdict "very tough" and a "strong message" to Egypt's thousands of bloggers.
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Remember, folks, Egypt is considered a pro-Western government.
For comparison's sake, you'd have to rob a bank with a shotgun or accidentally kill someone in a bar fight to get a four-year sentence.