[ NNSquad ] Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes

(BBC): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27318400

    A Saudi court has imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi for 10 years for
    "insulting Islam" and setting up a liberal web forum, local media
    report.  He was also sentenced to 1,000 lashes and ordered to pay a
    fine of 1 million riyals ($266,133,000).

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What's the technical term for this? Oh yes: BARBARIANS.

--Lauren--
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