Saudi Authorities and Raif Badawi

Raif Badawi: After being held by Saudi authorities for two years, Raif Badawi was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam and criticizing some of the country powerful clerics, according to CTV. It a punishment that he is sentenced to endure once a week for another 19 weeks and The Quebec-based family of a blogger who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in a Saudi prison is asking the Canadian government to intervene in the case, saying denouncing his punishment is not enough. Witnesses say Badawi received 50 lashes on Friday in front of hundreds of people following morning prayer in the Port city of Jeddah. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.