Saudi High Court Upholds Blasphemy Sentence On Blogger
Raif Badawi, who was arrested in 2012 for "insulting Islam through electronic means," will undergo a total of 1,000 lashes and spend a decade behind bars.
Raif Badawi
Jailed Saudi Blogger Granted Another Reprieve From Flogging; Reason Unclear
Raif Badawi is being punished for insulting Islam. He was flogged Jan. 9, part of a sentence of 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks, along with a decade in prison. Two previous rounds were also canceled.
Saudis Postpone 2nd Round Of Public Flogging For Jailed Blogger Raif Badawi
A doctor who examined Badawi found his wounds from last Friday's public flogging hadn't healed and he would be unable to withstand another round. The punishment could be carried out next Friday.
Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Faces Second Round Of Public Flogging
Badawi is being publicly flogged 50 times each week over 20 weeks for insulting Islam. He is set to receive 50 lashes Friday in the Saudi port city of Jiddah.
Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Flogged For Insulting Islam
The punishment meted out comes despite calls from the U.S. and others to cancel the punishment. Badawi's sentence partly calls for him to receive 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks.
Saudi Blogger To Be Publicly Flogged For Insulting Islam
Raif Badawi was sentenced in May to a decade in prison and 1,000 lashes for comments made in Free Saudi Liberals, a website he created. Starting Friday, he will receive 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks.