London, 16/01/2015. Today, "English PEN" held a vigil outside the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in London in support and solidarity with Raif Badawi. From the organiser website: <<Badawi is an activist and blogger who was convicted in May 2014 for insulting Islam and founding a liberal website. He received a fine of 1 million riyals (£175,000) and a ten-year prison sentence. In addition, the court in Jeddah sentenced Badawi to 1,000 lashes. Last Friday (9...
more »London, 16/01/2015. Today, "English PEN" held a vigil outside the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in London in support and solidarity with Raif Badawi. From the organiser website: <<Badawi is an activist and blogger who was convicted in May 2014 for insulting Islam and founding a liberal website. He received a fine of 1 million riyals (£175,000) and a ten-year prison sentence. In addition, the court in Jeddah sentenced Badawi to 1,000 lashes. Last Friday (9 January 2015), after morning prayers, Badawi was flogged 50 times. This punishment will continue every Friday until he has received a total of 1,000 lashes. English PEN, with Index on Censorship and other partners fighting for human rights, will hold weekly vigils at the Embassy at 9 AM every Friday until the floggings are halted>>.
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