Blogger in Egypt released after four years in prison

He was allegedly beaten while in custody, including two weeks ago. One of the "crimes" that sent him to jail was calling "President" Mubarak a dictator.

BBC:

The case of Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman, often known as Kareem Amer, highlighted early government restrictions on political bloggers.

He was the first Egyptian convicted specifically for his writing online.

Human rights groups and opposition figures had campaigned for him to be freed.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), which represented the blogger in court, said he was in bad health and was beaten by security officers in Alexandria before his release on Tuesday.