A Lebanese man has been sentenced to two months in prison for insulting President Michel Sleiman on Twitter, according to reports.
The case is believed to be the first time a Lebanese citizen has been sentenced to jail for expressing views on the social network, as fines are typically dealt in similar cases.
Jean Assay, a 26-year-old web developer, has almost 6,000 Twitter followers. On Wednesday, he tweeted: "Mr. president, You want to jail me, fine, but then again, did you read twitter today? Do you want to jail thousands of Lebanese as well?"
He has not yet been arrested and has said he will appeal his sentence.
Just to clarify some stuff, i wasn't arrested today, Im free for now and going to appeal the court's verdict. The battle isn't over.
- Jean (@jeanassy) February 12, 2014
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"I wanted to start moving a larger and larger proportion of my free cash every month into Bitcoin," Mr Holder said. "That inspired me to search for some food that I could buy because it's all well and good having currency, but if you can't eat with the currency then you're in trouble really, aren't you?"
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A review of a Circles project in the South-east found that none of its 71 past clients had made another contact offence over a four-and-a-half-year period." A control group of 71 criminals with a similar offending history committed 10 new offences in the same period.
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For the final week of the year, Today acts as if the news cycle - this constantly whirring information supply that everyone has access to on their personal mobile devices - has suddenly stopped. At the least, news is downgraded in importance. One radio reviewer in 2009 complained of a �nasty taste in the mouth� as a big unfolding news story in Gaza was given second billing behind a cookery item with Giorgio Locatelli.
But the format has had its time. The fact that reality star Katie Price was even considered last year told us something. And now the guest editing idea has become so established that showbiz agents are pitching their clients to Today. We listeners appreciate a break from politics - but not if our morning listen is to become part of the celebrity culture.
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Party sources described the new Lib Dem approach as �disappointing�.
�Tim Farron clearly does not want to prioritise the safety of our children online or support our efforts to prevent anyone accidentally accessing illegal material,� they said.
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