We live in a day and age in which people are using all the
tools around them to fight for their rights, even if it means facing some
serious jail time.
An Egyptian military court has reduced the jail term of a
hunger-striking blogger imprisoned on charges of criticising the military.
Maikel Nabil was sentenced to two years - down from three -
and fined E£200 (£22; $33).
But his family said he would escalate his hunger strike,
which he has been on since August, and which they say endangers his life.
Nabil was sentenced in April after penning a blog post
titled "The army and the people were never one hand", in which he
criticised the army's role in the revolution, saying the revolution had got
"rid of the dictator but not of the dictatorship".
This leads one to ask the question; with social networks
available for all to use, should people really be persecuted for expressing
themselves completely?
Reference:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16184686
This is an interesting post GovindSinghTank. If you ask me, it appears to me that Maikel Nabil was sentenced for one of the primary reason for which social networking sites was created, and that ‘the opportunity for individuals to openly state their views in order to get a response –whatever that response may be’. So to answer your question… No. people should not be persecuted for expressing themselves completely. After all, isn’t that what we want as human beings – to know what another person is thinking?
ReplyDeletei agree with Jamal, no person should be persecuted for expressing thier views. if someone has thier own opinion than they are allowed to share it aslong as its not a threat or causing any conflict
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