Amnesty International Canada Raif Badawi

Amnesty International Canada Raif Badawi: Badawi was arrested in June 2012 after criticizing the Saudi regime and expressing views critical of Islam on his blog. , according to CBC. He was flogged for the first time on Jan. 9. However, the next six flogging sessions were postponed. At least two of the postponements were due to medical reasons. Raif Badawi was sentenced to receive 1,000 lashes, as well as spend 10 years in jail, for criticizing Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International Canada Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger jailed for criticizing Islam, has had his weekly lashes delayed for a sixth time, according to Amnesty International. National Assembly lends support to Saudi blogger Saudi blogger Raif Badawi flogging delayed for 4th week Raif Badawi back in court, future remains uncertain He was eventually sentenced in May 2014 to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, to be delivered in batches of 50 every week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.