Egyptian Government Rebuffs Campaign to Soften Blasphemy Laws
Posted on June 15, 2016
The Egyptian government has rejected a bill to abolish its controversial anti-blasphemy law, ruling that there is no need to eliminate or soften legislation that does not significantly undermine freedom of thought in the country.
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