Saudi court upholds blogger’s 10 years and 1,000 lashes

June 7, 2015
We have to assume that this is to be understood in the context of respect for religion and culture:
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi

The BBC just reported that Saudi Arabia‘s Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger and human rights defender Raif Badawi. Speaking from Canada, his wife Ensaf Haidar told news agency AFP, “this is a final decision that is irrevocable.”

In 2012, Badawi was arrested and charged with “insulting Islam through electronic channels”. For four years he had been running the Liberal Saudi Network, which encouraged online debate on religious and political issues.

Saudi court upholds blogger’s 10 years and 1,000 lashes – BBC News.

This entry was posted on June 7, 2015 at 18:09 and is filed under human rights, Human Rights Defenders.

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