Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi received his first 50 lashes out of 1,000 – to be carried out weekly for 20 weeks – this past week as part of a sentence for ‘insulting Islam’ through his now banned website, Liberal Saudi Network.
The sentence also carries ten years in prison a fine of over $200,000.
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at least he has guts.
flog the c**p out of Saudi
cruelest people on the face of the earth
And we want this type of people in our country? Personally, I think not.
flog the c**p out of Exxon Mobil
Edith Hanton Kuwanoe .. Whilst you may have some merit, this does not constitute justification for such a barbaric sentence. This case is absolutely disgraceful, an violates basic human rights, no matter which country any human being is in. This man will die from his injuries- only to be made an example of. He also has not committed a violent crime against another person which resulted in death or long term disability. The crime and sentence was imposed for insulting the “judiciary” in Dubai. Seems appropriate and justified given their stupidity!
Ur so wrong on that one sister. He’ll get flogged before I do
That’s gonna leave a mark.
ouch….poor guy…that is a tough punishment
ouch…poor guy…pretty harsh punishment for speaking out