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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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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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Saudi Jails Rights Group Founder for 10 Years, Say Activists
A founding member of one of the few independent human rights groups in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a regional rights group said today.
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Saudi Arabia Frees Activist Friend of Blogger Raef Badawi
A woman who co-founded the Saudi Liberal Network Internet discussion group with blogging activist Raef Badawi has been freed after about three months in prison, her daughter said today.
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For the Third Week, Saudi Postpones Flogging of Blogger
Saudi Arabia postponed, today, for a third week in a row the flogging of a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, his wife said.
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Saudi Arabia to Postpone Flogging of Blogger Again: Amnesty
Rights group Amnesty International said Thursday that Saudi Arabia would postpone the flogging of blogger Raef Badawi, whose case has sparked international criticism, for a second week on medical grounds.
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Nobel Laureates Urge Saudi Academics to Condemn Raef Badawi Flogging
Eighteen Nobel prize winners called on Saudi academics to condemn the flogging of Saudi blogger Raef Badawi in an open letter published by British newspaper the Independent today.
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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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Wife of Lashed Saudi Blogger Calls for His Release
The wife of a Saudi blogger who was publicly flogged for "insulting Islam" called for his release Tuesday.
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Saudi Blogger Gets First Installment of 1000 Lashes for Insulting Islam
Saudi Arabia on Friday publicly flogged a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, with Amnesty International condemning his punishment as a "vicious act of cruelty".
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7 years jail, 600 lashes for Saudi rights activist for alleged insults to Islam
A Saudi court sentenced on Monday a rights activist to seven years in jail and 600 lashes for setting up a "liberal" network and alleged insults to Islam, activists said.
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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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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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Saudi Jails Rights Group Founder for 10 Years, Say Activists
A founding member of one of the few independent human rights groups in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a regional rights group said today.
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Saudi Arabia Frees Activist Friend of Blogger Raef Badawi
A woman who co-founded the Saudi Liberal Network Internet discussion group with blogging activist Raef Badawi has been freed after about three months in prison, her daughter said today.
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For the Third Week, Saudi Postpones Flogging of Blogger
Saudi Arabia postponed, today, for a third week in a row the flogging of a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, his wife said.
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Saudi Arabia to Postpone Flogging of Blogger Again: Amnesty
Rights group Amnesty International said Thursday that Saudi Arabia would postpone the flogging of blogger Raef Badawi, whose case has sparked international criticism, for a second week on medical grounds.
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Nobel Laureates Urge Saudi Academics to Condemn Raef Badawi Flogging
Eighteen Nobel prize winners called on Saudi academics to condemn the flogging of Saudi blogger Raef Badawi in an open letter published by British newspaper the Independent today.
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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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Wife of Lashed Saudi Blogger Calls for His Release
The wife of a Saudi blogger who was publicly flogged for "insulting Islam" called for his release Tuesday.
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Saudi Blogger Gets First Installment of 1000 Lashes for Insulting Islam
Saudi Arabia on Friday publicly flogged a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, with Amnesty International condemning his punishment as a "vicious act of cruelty".
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7 years jail, 600 lashes for Saudi rights activist for alleged insults to Islam
A Saudi court sentenced on Monday a rights activist to seven years in jail and 600 lashes for setting up a "liberal" network and alleged insults to Islam, activists said.
