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RIYADH, March 11 (Reuters) – Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was released from prison on Friday after spending 10 years behind bars, his wife said, but rights groups said he is still banned from travel for another 10 years.
Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged for “insulting Islam” and subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. He received 50 lashes in 2015.
His public flogging caused an international outcry and prompted strong criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, including its restrictive laws on political and religious expression.
“After 10 years in prison #Raifisfree,” tweeted his wife Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Canada, where she and their three children were granted political asylum.
Amnesty International and Saudi Arabian human rights group ALQST said Badawi is still facing 10 years of travel ban….
RIYADH, March 11 (Reuters) – Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was released from prison on Friday after spending 10 years behind bars, his wife said, but rights groups said he is still banned from travel for another 10 years.
Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged for “insulting Islam” and subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. He received 50 lashes in 2015.
His public flogging caused an international outcry and prompted strong criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, including its restrictive laws on political and religious expression.
“After 10 years in prison #Raifisfree,” tweeted his wife Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Canada, where she and their three children were granted political asylum.
Amnesty International and Saudi Arabian human rights group ALQST said Badawi is still facing 10 years of travel ban….
