Raif Badawi

Raif Badawi: He was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, to be delivered in batches of 50 every week. , according to CBC. He has not been seen by a doctor, according to the international human-rights organization. Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger jailed for criticizing Islam, has had his weekly lashes delayed for a fifth 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 flogged for the first time on Jan. 9. However, the next five flogging sessions were postponed. At least two of the postponements were due to medical reasons. Ensaf Haidar centre , the wife of Raif Badawi, protested on Parliament Hill in January for the release of the jailed Saudi blogger. Chris Wattie/Reuters (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.