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June 8, 2015

Lashing, Prison Sentence Upheld for Saudi Activist, Blogger 
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Saudi Arabia's top court has upheld the controversial verdict against
activist Raif Badawi. Badawi was arrested in 2012 after setting up a
website for political and social debate. He was sentenced in January to
1,000 lashes and ten years in prison.

 

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