Raif Badawi and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Badawi is currently in jail in Saudi Arabia, serving a 10-year sentence for crimes related to criticizing Islam on an internet blog. Badawi wife Ensaf Haidar lives in Quebec with their three children. She has been actively petitioning the government to step in on behalf of her husband and seek his release from a Saudi jail. Fred Chartrand/CP , according to CBC. He was flogged for the first time on Jan. 9. However, the next six flogging sessions were postponed. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre will introduce a motion at city council on Monday that condemns the flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi and asks for him to be sent to Quebec. Raif Badawi weekly flogging delayed for 6th time National Assembly lends support to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi flogging case to be reviewed by Saudi Arabia: report He was also sentenced to receive 1,000 lashes, to be delivered in weekly batches of 50. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.