Sakharov Prize for Saudi blogger
Raif Badawi is jailed and sentenced to 1000 lashes in Saudi Arabia for insulting Islam
Raif Badawi is jailed for ten years and sentenced to a thousand lashes in Saudi Arabia for insulting Islam. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, will accept the award by the European Parliament on his behalf. Also on the programme, Pakistan one year after the attack on the Peshawar school and will higher US interest rates have any financial impact on your life?
(Photo: Protest in Vienna aganst the improsinment of Saudi blogger, Raif Badawi. Credit: AP Photo.)
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