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whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:17 PM Jan 2015

Saudis Begin Public Caning to Punish a Blogger

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by azurnoir (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: NY Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The authorities in Saudi Arabia on Friday began the public flogging of a blogger who was sentenced to 1,000 blows, 10 years in prison and a large fine for starting a website that featured content critical of the country’s religious establishment, the rights group Amnesty International reported.

The floggings are to be administered with a cane over a period of months.

The blogger, Raif Badawi, was arrested after starting a website called “Free Saudi Liberals,” and he was later convicted of charges that included cybercrime and parental disobedience.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/world/middleeast/saudis-begin-public-caning-of-blogger-first-50-of-1000-blows-are-administered.html?ref=world



Meanwhile - our friends the Saudis continue fomenting and financing the religious extremists causing chaos throughout the world.

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Saudis Begin Public Caning to Punish a Blogger (Original Post) whereisjustice Jan 2015 OP
more ideas of peace and tolerance i guess samsingh Jan 2015 #1
spreading democracy warrprayer Jan 2015 #2
Fox news and Saudis and fox news viewers, all connected randys1 Jan 2015 #3
Sharia be damned. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2015 #4
sorry locking duplicate thread azurnoir Jan 2015 #5

samsingh

(17,571 posts)
1. more ideas of peace and tolerance i guess
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:27 PM
Jan 2015

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
2. spreading democracy
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:28 PM
Jan 2015

around the world

randys1

(16,286 posts)
3. Fox news and Saudis and fox news viewers, all connected
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:28 PM
Jan 2015

Your average teapartier might be interested in torturing/caning american liberals for speaking out, come to think of it

Lionel Mandrake

(4,073 posts)
4. Sharia be damned.
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:30 PM
Jan 2015

Only political expedience prevents US leaders from condemning this and other abuses prevalent in Saudi Arabia.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
5. sorry locking duplicate thread
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:31 PM
Jan 2015
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