Wife of Saudi Blogger Condemned to 1,000 Lashes Calls for His Release
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Ensaf Haidar, center, the wife of the Saudi Blogger #Raif_Badawi, holds a vigil in Montreal, Quebec on January 13, 2015 urging #Saudi_Arabia to free her husband who was flogged in public January 9, 2015 near a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for “insulting Islam.” Photo: AFP/Clement Sabourin
The wife of a Saudi blogger who was publicly flogged for “insulting Islam” called for his release Tuesday. “My husband, Raif Badawi, is imprisoned for simply expressing liberal ideas,” Ensaf Haidar, who sought asylum in Canada with her three children after Badawi was arrested, told a news conference in Montreal. In September, a Saudi court upheld a sentence of 10 years in prison as well as the 1,000 lashes for Badawi, who has been behind bars since (...)