Not looking good for bloggers in Egypt

EGYPTIAN BLOGGERS seem to be faring no better under the new government:

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil sent to mental hospital, “unacceptable” says health official

Sarah Sheffer | 24 October 2011 | 0 Comments (Bikyamasr)

CAIRO: The Egyptian government’s referral of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad to the Abbaseyya Mental Hospitral is “a dangerous and unacceptable affair,” according to a statement from Basma Abdel Aziz, Director of Media Department of Egypt’s General Secretariat of Mental Health.

Nabil, who has been on a prison hunger strike since August 23, was referred to the Abbaseyya Mental Hospital by Egyptian authorities.

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Nabil was sentenced to a three-year jail term for insulting the Egyptian military on his blog “Son of Ra,” in a blog post published last March entitled, “The people and the military were never one hand.”

Nabil, a Coptic Christian, holds controversial political views. As such, he has received little attention from the activist and pro-rights community in Egypt.

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For similar atrocities under Mubarak, see here (a different Nabil), here, and here, and follow the links.