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Saudi Arabia: Possible New Flogging for Prominent Blogger

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Email Saudi authorities could resume lashing liberal activist and blogger Raif Badawi on June 12, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 7, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld a sentence of 10 years and 1,000 lashes against him. Badawi, convicted in 2013 for setting up a liberal website and allegedly insulting religious authorities, has no more appeals. Prior to the Supreme Court review Saudi authorities lashed him 50 times on January 9. (Beirut) – Saudi authorities could resume lashing liberal activist and blogger Raif Badawi on June 12, 2015. On June 7, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme…

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