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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Raif Badawi

In this file photo from Sept. 15, 2015, Muslim pilgrims walk outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
August 8, 2018, 7:31 pm
Saudi Arabia crucifies Myanmar man convicted of murder
Courts found he broke into woman’s home and stabbed her to death; also convicted of attempted rape, theft; execution endorsed by King Salman
By AP
A man stands outside the Canadian Embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on August 7, 2018, one day after Saudi Arabia said it was expelling the Canadian ambassador and recalling its envoy while freezing all new trade, in retaliation for Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of jailed activists. (AFP/ Nasser al-Harbi)
August 8, 2018, 2:34 am
US, Europe seek answers from Riyadh but steer clear of Canada spat
Saudi Arabia asked for details on arrests of women activists, Washington calls on allies to find diplomatic solution to tiff
By AP
A tweet by a pro-government Saudi account on August 6, 2018 (Twitter photo)
August 7, 2018, 12:24 am
Saudi Twitter account axed after seeming to threaten 9/11-style attack on Canada
Pro-government account apologizes for photo of plane flying toward Toronto skyline, says it was intended to symbolize Canadian envoy’s return after expulsion
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this file photo taken on March 8, 2012 political activist Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia is presented with an International Women of Courage Award by the US Secretary of State and the first lady during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / ALEX WONG)
August 6, 2018, 5:41 am
Saudi Arabia expels envoy after Canada calls for release of jailed activists
Kingdom also freezes trade after Ottowa says it is ‘gravely concerned’ over a new wave of arrests of women and human rights campaigners
By Anuj Chopra
Saudi liberal blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced in May 2014 to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticizing Saudi Arabia's clerics and ridiculing the country's morality police on his blog. (Amnesty International Canada/Screenshot from campaign ad)
October 29, 2015, 2:53 pm
Jailed, flogged Saudi blogger wins EU rights prize
Raif Badawi, sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, wins standing ovation in European Parliament
By LORNE COOK
In this May 30, 2015, file photo, US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Geneva, Switzerland, during negotiations on the future of the Iranian nuclear program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
October 9, 2015, 3:43 am
Kerry, Zarif said among top contenders for Nobel Peace Prize
Ahead of announcement Friday, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis, and a dissident Saudi blogger generate buzz
By AP
Saudi liberal blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced in May 2014 to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticizing Saudi Arabia's clerics and ridiculing the country's morality police on his blog. (Amnesty International Canada/Screenshot from campaign ad)
October 7, 2015, 3:27 am
Flogged Saudi blogger wins Pinter free-speech prize
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales accepts prize in London for Raif Badawi, who is serving 10-year sentence for his liberal blog
By Jill Lawless
Faisal bin Hassan Trad (left), Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), presents his credentials to Michael Møller, acting director-general of UNOG on January 7, 2014. (UN/Pierre Albouy)
September 20, 2015, 10:15 pm
Saudi UN envoy to remain head of influential human rights panel
Faisal bin Hassan Trad keeps key post despite international outrage; UN Watch calls decision ‘scandalous’
By ToI Staff
Saudi Arabian liberal rights activist Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes, May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Saudi Liberals)
June 8, 2015, 3:52 pm
EU vows to make ‘every effort’ to free Saudi blogger
European bodies protest Raif Badawi’s sentence of 1,000 lashes for ‘insulting Islam’ online
By AFP and AP
Saudi Arabian liberal rights activist Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes, May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Saudi Liberals)
June 8, 2015, 4:37 am
Saudi Supreme Court upholds verdict against liberal blogger
Raif Badawu faces ten years in prison, repeated flogging for allegedly insulting religious fiugres
By AP
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
February 5, 2015, 7:37 pm
New Saudi king makes early mark, reshapes policy team
Salman elevates relatives, sidelines previous power-brokers in dramatic transition for conservative regime
By Adam Schreck
Saudi liberal blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced in May 2014 to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticizing Saudi Arabia's clerics and ridiculing the country's morality police on his blog. (Amnesty International Canada/Screenshot from campaign ad)
January 17, 2015, 9:39 am
Saudi delays more flogging of blogger on medical grounds
Doctors say wounds from previous lashes not yet healed, postpone 2nd round of punishment for a week
By Aya Batrawy
Saudi Arabian liberal rights activist Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes, May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Saudi Liberals)
January 16, 2015, 3:31 am
UN rights chief urges Saudi king to pardon flogged blogger
Raif Badawi received 50 lashes last week, out of his sentence of 1,000
By AP
Saudi Arabian liberal rights activist Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes, May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Saudi Liberals)
May 8, 2014, 4:14 pm
Saudi liberal gets 10 years in jail, 1,000 lashes
Raif Badawi arrested for insulting religious clerics in online forum he set up for freedom of expression
By AFP
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