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Raif Badawi
« on: July 10, 2015, 01:12:37 PM »
Raif Badawi, born 13 January 1984, name also transcribed as Raef Badawi is a Saudi Arabian writer and activist and the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.

He was arrested in 2012 on a charge of insulting Islam through electronic channels and brought to court on several charges including apostasy. He was convicted of several charges and sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes in 2013, then resentenced to 1,000 lashes and ten years in prison plus a fine in 2014. The lashes were to be carried out over 20 weeks. The first 50 were administered on January 9, 2015. The second set has been postponed more than twelve times. The reason for the most recent postponement is unknown, but in previous weeks the lashes have been delayed due to Badawi's poor health. Badawi is known to have hypertension and his health has worsened since the flogging began. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, has asserted that Raif will not be able to survive it.

In June 2015, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upheld the sentence of 1,000 lashes and ten years in prison. --Wiki

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Re: Raif Badawi
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2015, 01:14:23 PM »

Raif Badawi in 2012


Born   January 13, 1984 (age 31), Saudi Arabia
Nationality   Saudi Arabian
Occupation   Author, writer and activist
Known for   Blogging, apostasy charge
Awards   PEN Canada One Humanity Award 2014,
Netizen Prize of Reporters without Borders 2014,
Aikenhead Award 2015 of Scottish Secular Society,
Courage Award from the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy 2015,
DW Freedom of Speech Award 2015,
Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression, granted by Brussels University Alliance (VUB and ULB) 2015,
Press Freedom Prize 2015 from Reporters Without Borders Sweden

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