Egypt confirms death sentences for amateur anti-Muslim film

[JURIST] An Egyptian court on Tuesday upheld the in absentia death sentences of seven Coptic Christians and an American preacher on charges stemming from the amateur anti-Muslim film Innocence of Muslims [BBC backgrounder], which sparked violent protests in the Middle East last year. A criminal court in Cairo sentenced [JURIST report] the convicted defendants in November, pending the final verdict just announced [Bloomberg report]. The death sentences are primarily symbolic, as all of the defendants live outside of Egypt. The...

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