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UN rights experts speak out against ‘outrageous’ conviction, sentencing of Saudi blogger

A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm at the conviction by a Saudi court of online activist and blogger Raef Badawi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes and a 1 million Saudi riyal fine.

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