The 25-year-old blogger was arrested in March after writing a blog post, titled “The army and the people were never one hand,” which questioned the military’s role in the revolution and criticized their takeover of power.

A month later, the military court sentenced Nabil to three years in prison, but the Supreme Military Court of Appeals annulled the ruling in October and ordered a retrial on the same charges.

However, Nabil still refused to cooperate with military prosecutors, whom he claims have asked him to issue an apology to Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.

Reduced only by one year, the two-year sentence cannot be appealed again under a military trial.

Nabil had been on a hunger strike, surviving only on milk and water, to protest his detention and trial under a military court. He had previously warned that if he received another prison sentence, he would escalate his hunger strike.

ALL SAVE ONE
The Court of Appeals approved the release of all 27 defendants charged with inciting violence and attacking military personnel on October 9, the night dubbed as ‘Bloody Sunday’ where violent clashes in Maspero broke out between military forces and a peaceful march to demand Coptic rights, leaving at least 25 people dead and several others injured.

Egypt’s military prosecutor had alleged a number of protesters, including Mina Daniel, a Coptic activist who was shot dead during the clashes, were to blame for the violence.

Also among them was Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent activist and blogger, who was later detained on October 30 after refusing to answer questions in protest of the military prosecution of a civilians.

His arrest sparked an uproar from local activists, as well as international rights group who called for his immediate release.

Abdel Fattah is now being tried by a civil court.

NO MORE HARASSMENT
For dolphins, that is. Last month, Red Sea Governor Mahmoud Assem designated a safe zone for dolphins near Fanous Reef, according to the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association.

Divers and snorkelers alike flock to the Hurghada’s reefs hoping to interact with the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins that frequent the Red Sea coastline, and the heavy traffic causes stress on the dolphins and their environment.

Excursion boats are now banned from entering the safe zone, located along the southwest flank of the reef and demarcated by buoys, but divers and snorkelers can still access the area as long as they abide by the guidelines for safe dolphin watching. et
— Newsreel is written by Kate Durham, Passant Rabie, Hana Zuhair and
Rana Kamaly

Quotable Quotes
“The meat was not expired and I ate from it myself.”
— Nelly Esmat Sabry speaking with Al Yom al-Sabea. Sabry, dubbed the “Hawawshy Woman,” was questioned by authorities last month after a number of protestors were hospitalized with severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Hours earlier Sabry had served them hawawshy (ground beef sandwiches), and rumors soon started flying that she had deliberately poisoned the demonstrators. Sabry was released without being charged.

“What are we supposed to do when protesters break the law? Should we invite people from abroad to govern our nation?”
— General Adel Emara at a press conference held by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after clashes erupted in Tahrir in late December.