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Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of blogger again: Amnesty
[DAWN] An international human rights...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... organization says the planned flogging of a Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam has been delayed for a second straight week. The London-based He has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam and is serving a 10-year jail term. His wife Ensaf Haidar, who has sought asylum with her children in Canada, said by telephone that Amnesty had notified her of the latest delay but she had no other details. Badawi, 30, received the first 50 lashes of his sentence outside a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on January 9. He was expected to undergo 20 flogging sessions to complete the punishment but last Friday Haidar said the second round had been delayed on medical grounds. She also said her husband's case has been referred to the Supreme Court, possibly paving the way for an appeal. Posted by: Fred 2015-01-23 |
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