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Saudi Postpones Flogging of Raif Badawi

HeadlineJan 16, 2015

Amnesty International is reporting Saudi Arabia has postponed the scheduled flogging of jailed activist Raif Badawi. Badawi was arrested in 2012 after setting up a website for political and social debate. He was sentenced to 1,000 lashes — 20 batches of 50 lashings each after Friday prayers. Today’s lashings were reportedly postponed for medical reasons.

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