A Qatari poet initially jailed for life in prison has had his sentence reduced to 15 years. Mohammed al-Ajami was accused of insulting Qatar’s emir and inciting the overthrow of the regime. He wrote a poem inspired by the Tunisian uprising that read, in part, “We are all Tunisia, in the face of the repressive elite.” Al-Ajami has been held largely in solitary confinement since his arrest more than a year ago. Defense attorneys say they plan another appeal to Qatar’s supreme court to seek his immediate release.