“Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was publicly flogged in front of al-Jafali mosque after Friday prayers. I call on you to immediately quash Raif Badawi’s flogging sentence, as it is a flagrant violation of the prohibition on torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international law. Please ensure that he is not flogged again in the coming months.
I believe that Raif Badawi is a Prisoner of Conscience, held solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression. Please drop all charges against Badawi and ensure that he is unconditionally released without further delay."
"I am also deeply concerned about the number of activists in Saudi Arabia who, like Raif Badawi, are persecuted for openly expressing their views online. I call on you to stop arresting, charging, prosecuting and sentencing activists for simply exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
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Raif Badawi continues to serve his sentence of 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia.”
In solidarity,
Jasmine Heiss
Senior Campaigner
Amnesty International USA
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Please take time TODAY to write the Saudi Arabian government on this urgent action for human rights and peace.
Go to their website action page:
http://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=34661&ea.tracking.id=Country_SaudiArabia~MessagingCategory_CensorshipandFreeSpeech&utm_source=feature&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=raif
In the Light,
Daniel Wilcox
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