One Blogger, 1000 Lashes, and the Fight for Free Speech - Saudi Arabia Death sentence!

[mitty14u2]

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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the European Union's prize for human rights and freedom of thought on Thursday.
Badawi received the first of his 50 lashes in January, prompting strong criticism in Western countries of the kingdom's human rights record, including its restrictive laws on political and religious expression and the status of Saudi women.
This month in London, he was given the International Writer of Courage award and was co-recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize.
Saudi Arabia's ambassador in London on Monday threatened "potentially serious repercussions" for its ties with Britain unless a more respectful discourse developed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/29/eu-rights-badawi-idUSL8N12T39H20151029

Living in barbaric times in 2015, 1000 lashes is a agonizing death sentence, be careful of taking free speech for granted!

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. sick bastards

[msongs]

2. freedom from religion and those who promote religion.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Meanwhile the most human rights cited violater in the world is having their jets refuelled by the

Pentagon so they can indiscrimately bomb folks in Yemen.

Wonder if the Saudis have put in a request to the American war factories to buy more missiles and bombs as they would soon be running out?