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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaudi Arabia orders 1,000 lashes and ten-year sentence for editor of website that discussed religion
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced the editor of a website that discussed religion in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes.
Raif Badawi, who started the "Free Saudi Liberals" website, was arrested in June 2012 and charged with cyber-crime and disobeying his father - a crime in the Arab state, local media has reported.
His website included articles that were critical of senior religious figures such as Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti and allegedly insulted Islam and religious authorities, according to Human Rights Watch.
Prosecutors had demanded Badawi be tried for apostasy, a charge which carries the death penalty, but this was dismissed by the judge.
Read More: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-orders-1000-lashes-and-tenyear-sentence-for-editor-of-website-that-discussed-religion-9338285.html
msongs
(67,406 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Whether its' the church of england, or the sultan of brunei, Monarchies have to cover the inequality and injustice of their rule with the blessing of religion.
mazzarro
(3,450 posts)The use of religion to religion to legitimize a ruling class is always dangerous - my friend. I agree 100% and even more.
KG
(28,751 posts)Control-Z
(15,682 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)This must be why the Saudis hired "Blackwater" To crush any domestic 'trouble'.