A member of Amnesty International places photos of prisoners in Saudi Arabia on the grass during a demonstration for the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Mexico City, on February 20. EDGARD GARRIDO/REUTERSu
NEWSWEEK - Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion told reporters in Ottawa that the federal government was still seeking confirmation that he had changed prisons.
“We are very concerned about the situation of Mr. Badawi,” he said. Asked if Canada was making representations to the Saudi embassy, he said: “We are doing our best to make sure that we will have a positive result in the end.”
The Saudi embassy in Ottawa did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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