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Saudi Frees Jailed Blogger Raif Badawi- Not To Leave Kingdom
Saudi Arabia confirmed Saturday a 10-year travel ban for freed blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world.
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Saudi Blogger, Activist Raif Badawi Freed From Jail After 10 Years
After 10 years in prison for "insulting Islam", Saudi blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world, was released on Friday.
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Jailed Saudi Blogger's Children Appeal For His Release
Jailed Saudi blogger Raef Badawi's three children appealed Saturday for his release on the fifth anniversary of his arrest on allegations that he insulted Islam in the conservative kingdom.
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Saudi Blogger's Wife Accepts European Union Sakharov Prize For Jailed Husband
The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi today accepted the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on behalf of her husband, urging Arab countries to tolerate differing views.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Could Be Pardoned: Swiss Official
A procedure for obtaining a pardon from Saudi Arabia's king is under way for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence created worldwide outrage, a senior Swiss official said Saturday.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi, a Fighter for Free Speech
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, named winner of the Sakharov prize today, is known as a fighter for free speech sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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Human Rights Watch Urges Kuwait Ruler to Free Jailed Blogger
Human Rights Watch urged the ruler of Kuwait on Thursday to waive a six-year jail sentence against a blogger for criticizing neighboring Saudi Arabia on Twitter.
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Saudi Blogger Views Survival of 50 Lashes as Miracle: Report
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi described in his first letter from prison how he "miraculously survived 50 lashes" as part of a conviction that sparked an international outcry, according to German weekly Der Spiegel in a report to be published on Saturday.
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Jailed Saudi Blogger Recalls Whipping in Prison Letter
Jailed Saudi blogger Raef Badawi in his first letter from prison has written of how he "miraculously survived 50 lashes", part of his sentence for "insulting Islam", a German news weekly said Friday.
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Kuwait Blogger Critical of Saudi Gets Increased Jail Term
The appeal court raised the jail sentence to six years but did not give a reason for its decision.
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Prince Charles to Urge Saudi King to Halt Blogger's Flogging: Reports
Britain's Prince Charles will intervene in the case of a jailed Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes and urge Saudi Arabia's new king to halt the punishment, the Mail on today's newspaper reported.
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Saudi Arabia Postpones Blogger Lashing on Medical Grounds, Says His Wife
Saudi Arabia postponed until next week today's flogging of a blogger jailed for insulting Islam, citing medical reasons, a week after he received the first 50 of 1,000-lash sentence, his wife said.
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UN Urges Saudi King to Halt 'Cruel' Flogging of Blogger
The UN human rights chief on Thursday urged the Saudi king to pardon a blogger sentenced to 10 years jail plus 1,000 lashes, and to review the "cruel" penalty of flogging.
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Saudi Arabia frees man jailed for Prophet tweets: sources
A Saudi blogger jailed in 2012 for publishing an imaginary conversation with Islam's Prophet Mohammad on Twitter walked free early on Tuesday, his friend and a lawyer said, though there was no comment from the government.
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Saudi Frees Jailed Blogger Raif Badawi- Not To Leave Kingdom
Saudi Arabia confirmed Saturday a 10-year travel ban for freed blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world.
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Saudi Blogger, Activist Raif Badawi Freed From Jail After 10 Years
After 10 years in prison for "insulting Islam", Saudi blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world, was released on Friday.
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Jailed Saudi Blogger's Children Appeal For His Release
Jailed Saudi blogger Raef Badawi's three children appealed Saturday for his release on the fifth anniversary of his arrest on allegations that he insulted Islam in the conservative kingdom.
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Saudi Blogger's Wife Accepts European Union Sakharov Prize For Jailed Husband
The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi today accepted the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on behalf of her husband, urging Arab countries to tolerate differing views.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Could Be Pardoned: Swiss Official
A procedure for obtaining a pardon from Saudi Arabia's king is under way for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence created worldwide outrage, a senior Swiss official said Saturday.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi, a Fighter for Free Speech
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, named winner of the Sakharov prize today, is known as a fighter for free speech sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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Human Rights Watch Urges Kuwait Ruler to Free Jailed Blogger
Human Rights Watch urged the ruler of Kuwait on Thursday to waive a six-year jail sentence against a blogger for criticizing neighboring Saudi Arabia on Twitter.
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Saudi Blogger Views Survival of 50 Lashes as Miracle: Report
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi described in his first letter from prison how he "miraculously survived 50 lashes" as part of a conviction that sparked an international outcry, according to German weekly Der Spiegel in a report to be published on Saturday.
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Jailed Saudi Blogger Recalls Whipping in Prison Letter
Jailed Saudi blogger Raef Badawi in his first letter from prison has written of how he "miraculously survived 50 lashes", part of his sentence for "insulting Islam", a German news weekly said Friday.
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Kuwait Blogger Critical of Saudi Gets Increased Jail Term
The appeal court raised the jail sentence to six years but did not give a reason for its decision.
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Prince Charles to Urge Saudi King to Halt Blogger's Flogging: Reports
Britain's Prince Charles will intervene in the case of a jailed Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes and urge Saudi Arabia's new king to halt the punishment, the Mail on today's newspaper reported.
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Saudi Arabia Postpones Blogger Lashing on Medical Grounds, Says His Wife
Saudi Arabia postponed until next week today's flogging of a blogger jailed for insulting Islam, citing medical reasons, a week after he received the first 50 of 1,000-lash sentence, his wife said.
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UN Urges Saudi King to Halt 'Cruel' Flogging of Blogger
The UN human rights chief on Thursday urged the Saudi king to pardon a blogger sentenced to 10 years jail plus 1,000 lashes, and to review the "cruel" penalty of flogging.
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Saudi Arabia frees man jailed for Prophet tweets: sources
A Saudi blogger jailed in 2012 for publishing an imaginary conversation with Islam's Prophet Mohammad on Twitter walked free early on Tuesday, his friend and a lawyer said, though there was no comment from the government.
