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Lashing, Prison Sentence Upheld for Saudi Activist, Blogger

HeadlineJun 08, 2015

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 10 years in prison.

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