Raif Badawi

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov wins 2018 Sakharov Prize

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded annually since 1988 to individuals, groups of people and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. The first prize was awarded...

200e vigile pour la libération de Raif Badawi le 26 octobre à Sherbrooke !

Vous êtes nombreux à soutenir Raif Badawi, le blogueur Saudien emprisonné depuis 2012 pour avoir tenu un blog ‘libéral’ prônant la liberté d’expression. Il a été condamné à 10 ans de prison et 1000 coups de fouets pour « insulte à l’Islam ». Certains d’entre...

Nabeel Rajab named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris

Jailed Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris a few days ago. We have already posted and tweeted about Rajab several times, a leading figure in pro-democracy protests that swept Bahrain in 2011. He is in jail for tweets condemning the use of...

Mohammed bin Salman called out about jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi

Last year Ensaf Haidar addressed Saudi Arabia at U.N human Rights Council regarding her husband, convicted on several charges in 2013 and sentenced to 1000 lashes and 10 years in prison for using his liberal blog to criticize Saudi Arabia’s clerics. On January, Haidar was in France and...

Support Ensaf Haidar and take action for Saudi blogger Raif Badawi!

Ensaf Haidar, wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, was in France over the weekend. As you know, we have been supporting his husband for years, advocating for his release and rallying for his freedom. Last week we tweeted about taking action and we also sent a Newsletter to our...

Ensaf Haidar addresses Saudi Arabia at U.N human Rights Council

Saudi Arabian social activist Raif Badawi was first arrested in 2012, he was convicted on several charges in 2013 and sentenced to 1000 lashes and 10 years in prison for using his liberal blog to criticize Saudi Arabia’s clerics. His wife Ensaf Haidar and their kids took refuge in...

Raif Badawi: A day of action for the Saudi Arabian blogger

Writer, activist and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals Raif Badawi was arrested four years ago, and yesterday was a day of action for the Saudi Arabian blogger. Events were planned in Canada but also in Europe, in London and Oslo. There is a weekly London Protest protest outside...

Raif Badawi: Meeting with Ensaf Haidar at Amnesty France for the release of her book

Yesterday we were at Amnesty International France headquarters in Paris to meet with Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who was sentenced in 2014 to 10 years behind bars, 1,000 lashes, a 10-year travel ban, and a lifetime ban from appearing in the media....

Votez pour élire Raif Badawi ‘homme de l’année 2015’ de Paris Match

Le blogueur Saudien est emprisonné depuis plus de 3 ans pour avoir tenu un blog ‘libéral’ prônant la liberté d’expression. Le magazine Paris Match attire aujourd’hui l’attention sur Raif Badawi en proposant de voter pour lui en tant qu’Homme de...