VOA常速英语2008年-Egyptian Newspaper Editor Sentenced to Jail
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
Cairo
26 March 2008
An Egyptian court has sentenced the editor of one of Egypt's leading opposition 1 newspapers to six months in jail for publishing an article containing statements about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's health. Aya Batrawy has more from our Middle East bureau in Cairo.
Newspaper editor Ibrahim Eissa was sentenced Wednesday by an Egyptian court to six months hard labor 2 in jail for publishing an article last year about health problems facing Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.
He was found guilty of damaging the national economy, although bankers have said it was difficult to link the drop in foreign investment at the time to the articles that were published.
Central Bank officials testified in court that investments of up to $350 million left the country on the days that Al-Dustour published the reports on the president's health.
Publishing news about the health of the 79-year-old president, in power for more than 26 years, is risky 3 in Egypt.
Last year, Eissa was sentenced along with three other newspaper editors to a year in prison in a separate case for defaming Mr. Mubarak and his ruling National Democratic party. That trial also concerned newspaper articles about the president's health.
Eissa is one of the president's most outspoken 4 critics. He has had run-ins with Egyptian authorities in the past. The paper was shut down for nearly seven years at one point.
The editor says the latest sentence sheds light on the limits to press freedom in Egypt.
He says Wednesday's verdict proves that Mr. Mubarak's government crushes the international right to freedom of expression. He says Mr. Mubarak is telling the world he is not concerned with international law.
Gasser Abdel-Razek, of New-York based Human Rights Watch, says the arrests of journalists will have a chilling effect and lead to self-censorship among Egyptian writers and reporters.
"Just a month ago Al-Jazeera reporter was fined 20,000 Egyptian pounds for producing a report on torture. Definitely Eissa's ruling today is adding to an already restrictive and scary atmosphere for reporters and writers in Egypt," said Abdel-Razek.
Eissa has been out on bail 5 since the trial began in September and has continued working throughout the trial.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
- He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
- She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。