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A look at the writings of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi – sentenced to 1,000 lashes

Posted: 25th December 2015 By: Evelyne Abitbol Category: News Comment: 0

Raif Badawi. Amnesty Photograph: Private/Amnesty.

THE GUARDIAN - Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for setting up a website that championed free speech in the autocratic kingdom. His blog, the Saudi Free Liberals Forum, was shut down after his arrest in 2012.
Ian Black analyses extracts from his key published Arabic writings that show a man who risked his freedom to question some of the basic tenets of life in Saudi Arabia - especially the central role of religion

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