Freedom?

At this very moment, Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif is in court defending himself against an accusation of libel made over mild criticism directed at a government minister back in December.

Today is an important day for all of us. It's not just about Mahmood and his blog, it's about freedom of speech in the region.

For my own reasons I hope that Bahrain bloggers will be able to blog without fear and self censorship.

UPDATE: Mahmood has just posted on his blog to say that the case has been deferred til May 8th.