Raif Badawi
What you need to know about the feud between Canada and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has retaliated against Canada's criticism of its human rights record by expelling the Canadian ambassador and pulling its own envoy.
Charlie Hebdo 'Set the Tone': The Year in Questionable Allies and Freedom of Speech
The case of the imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi, who was awarded the European Union's top human rights award this month, was just one of many that made headlines in 2015 and provoked a debate about the importance of free speech.
Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Blogger Is Now On a Hunger Strike in Prison
Raif Badawi — the Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam” — began a hunger strike after being transferred to an isolated detention facility.
Imprisoned Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Wins EU's Most Prestigious Human Rights Prize
Badawi was chosen from among nominees including murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, political prisoners in Venezuela, and Edna Adan Ismail, a Somali activist who campaigns against FGM.
Jimmy Wales: 'There's Really No Excuse' Not to Use Encryption
Wales addresses security and encryption at London’s IP Expo.
We Spoke to the Wife of the Saudi Blogger Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes
VICE met the wife of Raif Badawi, a blogger from Saudi Arabia sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes. We discussed her family's refuge in Quebec and the effort of the Canadian government to secure his release.
Je suis Raif: Rencontre avec Ensaf Haidar
VICE l'a rencontrée pour discuter des efforts canadiens pour libérer le prisonnier d'opinion, et de leur vie brisée en Arabie Saoudite.
Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi's Writings Published in Quebec
Amnesty International, which helped publish “1,000 Lashes” and organized the book launch in Montreal this week, has been advocating for Badawi's release. Saudi Arabia has denounced the foreign "meddling".
Flogging of Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Set To Resume Tomorrow
A spokesperson for the imprisoned activist's family told VICE News they were "devastated," and scared his health problems meant he wouldn't be able to handle another round of lashes.
Saudi Court Upholds Sentence of 1,000 Lashes and 10 Years in Prison for Activist Blogger
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court ignored international pressure to overturn the harsh sentence against Raif Badawi, who has been imprisoned since 2012 on charges of insulting Islam.
With Executions on the Rise, Saudi Arabia is Now Hiring Even More Executioners
With 85 people already executed in 2015 alone, a job ad posted on the country's Ministry of Civil Service website is calling for extra staff to fulfill eight executioner positions.
'This is a Witch Hunt': Saudi Blogger May Go Back on Trial For Apostasy and Face the Death Penalty
Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 public lashes after setting up an online forum where Saudis could discuss religion. He might now face a retrial and execution by beheading.