Raif Badawi was first jailed in 2012 for violating Saudi Arabia’s IT law
and insulting religious authorities through his online writings and
hosting those of others on the “Saudi Arabian Liberals” website. He was
sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes.On May 7, 2014 the co-founder of the “Saudi Arabian Liberals” website, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes and a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals (about US$266,631) by Jeddah’s Criminal Court.
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