The editor of al-Wafd, an opposition Egyptian newspaper, has been sentenced to two years' jail with two of his journalists for allegedly publishing lies about the country's justice minister. None of the three attended the trial and remain free pending an appeal. Earlier this month four editors were sentenced to a year in prison for defaming President Hosni Mubarak and his son, Gamal. (Via Reuters)
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