Jailed Saudi blogger's wife calls for his release

Al Jazeera English 2015-01-24

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Raif Badawi, a 31-year-old Saudi blogger who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising the country's ruling clerics, was due to receive his second set of 50 lashes. A committee of Saudi doctors recommended the lashes be suspended this week because of health reasons. Speaking to Al Jazeera from her home in Canada, Badawi's wife, Ensaf Haidar, says her husband is a "peaceful person" who deserves to be freed.

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