Egypt to free jailed blogger

Egypt's judiciary decided yesterday to free blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has spent the past two months in custody, his sister said.
Mona Abdel Fattah announced on Twitter that a court had decided to "free Alaa," who had been remanded in custody on October 30.
The blogger was accused of inciting violence during an October 9 demonstration by Coptic Christians in Cairo. The watchdog said around 12,000 civilians had faced military courts in just nine months under military rule on charges including "thuggery" and "insulting the army."