HERE’S an excerpt from the AFP wire story that came out in INQUIRER.net Infotech:

CAIRO–The Egyptian judge, who chairs the court that is to hear a blogger’s appeal against a four-year jail sentence that drew criticism from around the world, is seeking to gag 21 websites, a judicial source told AFP Sunday.

The chairman of the appeals court in the second city of Alexandria, Abdel Fattah Murad, has taken the unusual step of applying to the administrative court for an injunction to close down the websites for allegedly harming the reputation of President Hosni Mubarak, the sources said.

Good thing no Filipino blogger has been jailed for criticizing the government — or the Roman Catholic Church for that matter.

For more reactions to the plight of the Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman, check out this Global Voices Online post and this Western Resistance entry.

Visit the Free Kareem Coalition site to find out how this interfaith alliance of young bloggers and college students is campaigning for Kareem’s freedom.Interestingly enough, Kareem’s blog is still online here, though you’ll need a translator.