After 10 years in prison for "insulting Islam", Saudi blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world, was released on Friday.
The family of Raif Badawi, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent political prisoners, has said the blogger is free after a decade in prison. Badawi had been lashed for allegedly "insulting Islam" on his online forum.
Badawi's release was also confirmed by a Saudi security official, who said on condition of anonymity that "he was released today." - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
Mr Badawi, now 38, was set to have 50 lashes a week for twenty weeks but after his first flogging in Jeddah square nearly killed him, he was not hit again.
MONTREAL - After 10 years in prison for "insulting Islam," Saudi blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world, was released on Friday.