Raif Badawi

Raif Badawi: Raif Badawi, 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes over blog posts he wrote in which he insults Islam, according to authorities, according to CTV. His wife and three children came to Canada more than a year ago as refugees after facing persecution in the Arab world. They now live in Sherbrooke and The family of a Saudi Arabian man is asking the Canadian government to help free him from prison. On Friday, Badawi received 50 lashes in front of hundreds of people after morning prayers in the port city of Jeddah -- a punishment he is sentenced to endure once a week for another 19 weeks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.