Saudi Arabia: Blogger Raif Badawi, arbitrarily detained beyond his sentence, must be immediately released

By Amnesty International

Responding to the news that Raif Badawi, a prominent blogger and human rights defender who has been arbitrarily detained solely for freely expressing his opinions, remains in detention despite completing an unjust 10-year prison sentence on 1 March, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Heba Morayef said: “Raif Badawi has […] The post Saudi Arabia: Blogger Raif Badawi, arbitrarily detained beyond his sentence, must be immediately released appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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