A judge in Upper Egypt has upheld a six-year prison sentence for a Coptic Christian wrongly convicted of “blasphemy” against Islam and inciting sectarian strife, his lawyer said.

In legal double standard, free speech takes a blow in conviction regarded as dubious. CAIRO, Egypt, April 6 (CDN) — In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile cour...