Saudi Blogger Calls Survival After 50 Lashing 'Miracle'

Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has described in his first public remarks from prison how he “miraculously survived 50 lashes” as part of a conviction that sparked an international outcry, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. Badawi was arrested in 2012 for offenses including insulting Islam, cybercrime and disobeying his father, which is a crime in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced last year to 10 years in jail, a fine of 1 million riyals ($266,000) and 1,000 lashes. In...

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