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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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Saudi Arabia Detains 9 Academics, Writers In New Crackdown
Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public crackdowns over the past two years, campaigners said on Monday.
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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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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 Arabia Lashing Sentence for Blogger 'Medieval': Swedish Foreign Minister
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom today accused Saudi Arabia of handing a "medieval" punishment to a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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EU Urges Saudi Arabia to Stop Lashing Blogger
The EU today renewed calls on Saudi Arabia to stop lashing blogger Raif Badawi after the country's top court upheld the sentence against him for insulting Islam.
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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 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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German Politicians Slam Bayern Munich's Saudi Arabia Trip
Bayern Munich have been criticised for visiting Saudi Arabia amidst on-going human rights violations, such as blogger Raif Badawi who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashings, in regular public floggings, for criticising Saudi Arabia's clerics.
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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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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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Saudi Arabia Detains 9 Academics, Writers In New Crackdown
Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public crackdowns over the past two years, campaigners said on Monday.
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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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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 Arabia Lashing Sentence for Blogger 'Medieval': Swedish Foreign Minister
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom today accused Saudi Arabia of handing a "medieval" punishment to a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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EU Urges Saudi Arabia to Stop Lashing Blogger
The EU today renewed calls on Saudi Arabia to stop lashing blogger Raif Badawi after the country's top court upheld the sentence against him for insulting Islam.
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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 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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German Politicians Slam Bayern Munich's Saudi Arabia Trip
Bayern Munich have been criticised for visiting Saudi Arabia amidst on-going human rights violations, such as blogger Raif Badawi who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashings, in regular public floggings, for criticising Saudi Arabia's clerics.
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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.
