Two Tunisian atheists have been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail and fined 1,200 dinars ($800) for "disturbing the public order" and "transgressing morality" with their anti-religious views. According to news agency Tunisia Live, the charges relate to caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that the two posted on Facebook. One of the convicted men, Ghazi Beji, has reportedly fled to Greece but the other, Jabeur Mejri, is imprisoned in Tunisia. Two human rights organisations in the country have taken up their case and a petition has been launched on the internet.
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