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Raif Badawi: Saudi Arabian blogger to be flogged again tomorrow.

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MrsFring · 11/06/2015 16:40

Posting here for traffic. Many of us have heard of 31 yr old father-of -three Raif Badawi who was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes in his native Saudi Arabia last May. His crimes were to criticise his government via the Internet. He was flogged 50 times on January 9nth this year and his further, weekly, floggings have been postponed since then partly due to international outrage and partly due to the fact that further lashings may kill him.

The Saudi government propose to flog Raif again tomorrow. If you are concererned then please tweet the Saudi embassy as soon as possible; all the details are available on the Amnesty International website, sorry I don't know how to link. Please help.

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chocolateyay · 11/06/2015 16:43

www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/saudi-arabia-free-raif-badawi-flogged-blogger

and yet British Business and the Royal family are all so pally pally with this regime.

MrsFring · 11/06/2015 16:46

Thanks for the link. Oh yes, such good friends.

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MrsFring · 11/06/2015 19:04

Bump. Please spare a moment to sign this petition.

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JimmyCorkhill · 11/06/2015 19:07

Signed.

SuburbanRhonda · 11/06/2015 19:14

Signed.

The idea of waiting until he is well enough to be flogged again is barbaric.

MrsFring · 11/06/2015 19:15

Thank you. Shamelessly bumping.

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chocolateyay · 11/06/2015 19:17

I shall bump too...

lipsynch · 11/06/2015 19:25

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lipsynch · 11/06/2015 19:25

Bump

mayaknew · 11/06/2015 19:31

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MrsFring · 11/06/2015 19:35

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Pumpkinpositive · 11/06/2015 19:35

Signed and shared on FB.

They obviously mean to kill him.

chocolateyay · 11/06/2015 19:37

I cant see how anyone could survive this punishment. I could 'sort of' understand of it was some religious law 'offend the almighty and you will suffer' but the insult a mortal being and be basically beaten to death?

MrsFring · 11/06/2015 19:38

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AuntyMag10 · 11/06/2015 19:38

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Paddingtonthebear · 11/06/2015 19:40

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Debinaround · 11/06/2015 19:51

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beatricequimby · 11/06/2015 19:51

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medievaljacqui · 11/06/2015 20:29

Signed and bump

Muddymits · 11/06/2015 20:32

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Hidsup · 11/06/2015 20:44

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MrsFring · 11/06/2015 21:00

Bump.

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ButterflyUpSoHigh · 11/06/2015 21:02

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Marcipex · 11/06/2015 21:09

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WisteriaRose · 11/06/2015 21:25

Already signed so will bump this.

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