Raif Badawi
Raif Badawi
Personal information
Name: Raif Badawi
Name in Arabic: رائف بدوي
Date of Birth: 13 January 1984
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Profession: Humanrights activist
Place of residence: Jeddah
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:17 June 2012
Manner of arrest: Unknown
Where held: Dhahban Central Prison, Jeddah
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: Insulting Islam through electronic channels
Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
Verdict: Sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment
Date of verdict: Sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention, Torture and ill-treatment
Violation details: According to tweets from his wife, on 11 December 2019 he started a hunger strike as a protest to ill treatment until 23 December 2019
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: https://cpj.org/data/people/raif-badawi/
Reference 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raif_Badawi https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-raif-badawi https://alqst.org/prisonersofconscience/raif-badawi
Reference 4: https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-blogger-raif-badawi-goes-on-prison-hunger-strike/a-50507177 https://www.dw.com/en/jailed-saudi-blogger-raif-badawi-ends-hunger-strike-says-wife/a-50538602
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