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Saudi high court upholds prison term, 1,000
lashes
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• Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upheld a sentence of
  10 years imprisonment and 1,000 lashes for
  blogger Raif Badawi, his sister, Samar Badawi,
  said Monday. Badawi who has been imprisoned since
  2012, was charged with violating Saudi Arabia's
  information technology law and insulting Islam
  through his website "Saudi Arabian Liberals."
  "Raif Badawi is a prisoner of conscience his
  only 'crime' was to exercise his right to freedom
  of expression by setting up a website for public
  discussion," Boumedouha said in a statement. On
  his "Saudi Arabian Liberals" site, Badawi, hosted
  political debates and advocated secularism. The
  lashings are to be carried out 50 lashes at a
  time, 20 weeks in a row. Badawi endured the first
  50 of the 1,000 lashes stoically in January,
  arching his back in pain. The flogging provoked
  an outcry from human rights groups and U.S.
  officials. U.S. officials have called on Saudi
  officials to withdraw the sentence and review
  Badawi's case. Amnesty reported that eight days
  after the initial flogging, doctors determined
  that Badawi had not healed sufficiently to be
  flogged for the second time. The lashes have been
  postponed at least three times.

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