Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia
Blogger
The Star.com Canada - The imprisoned Saudi blogger has managed to rally global condemnation of the regime’s medieval justice system after being sentenced to 1,000 lashes, prison time and a stiff fine for the crime of ridiculing Islam. Much of the credit for the international campaign to free Badawi must go to Amnesty International and his wife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives with the couple’s three kids in Sherbrooke, Que.
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