Saudi Activist Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes

BRUTAL

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 12:57PM EDT / Published Jan. 08, 2015 11:05AM EST

The founder of a “Free Saudi Liberals” website will endure the first 50 lashes of a 1,000-lash sentence on Friday, according to Amnesty International. Raif Badawi was arrested in June 2012 and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes after prosecutors deemed his earlier sentence—seven years in prison and 600 lashes—too lenient. Badawi’s remaining 950 lashes are reportedly being carried out over a 50-week period.

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Saudi Activist Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes