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Coronavirus: Blogger Emna Charqui given jail term in Tunisia over Koran-style post
A blogger in Tunisia has been sentenced to six months in prison after sharing a satirical post about Covid-19 written in the form of a verse from the Koran.
Emna Charqui, 28, was arrested in May for sharing a message on Facebook urging people to follow hygiene rules in the style of Islam's holy book.
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She was found guilty in a Tunis court of "inciting hatred between religions".
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"The prosecution of Emna is yet another illustration of how, despite Tunisia's democratic progress, the authorities continue to use repressive law to undermine freedom of expression," Amnesty's North Africa director Amna Guellali said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53408262
Emna Charqui, 28, was arrested in May for sharing a message on Facebook urging people to follow hygiene rules in the style of Islam's holy book.
...
She was found guilty in a Tunis court of "inciting hatred between religions".
...
"The prosecution of Emna is yet another illustration of how, despite Tunisia's democratic progress, the authorities continue to use repressive law to undermine freedom of expression," Amnesty's North Africa director Amna Guellali said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53408262
This is very disappointing. Tunisia has been one of the more progressive Muslim-majority countries. It doesn't sound as if it even had anything insulting in it - it was just the style.