Raif Badawi
Blogger and free-expression activist
Released 2022 after 10 years · travel banSINCE 2012
Saudi blogger sentenced in 2014 to ten years and 1,000 lashes for 'insulting Islam' through his liberal website. Released in March 2022 after completing his prison term but reportedly subject to a continuing travel ban.
Status as of 2026-05-22 · editorially maintained — verify against primary sources before citing.
Sources
From the wire · Saudi Arabia
- Aug 28At Least 60 Ethiopians Arrested in Saudi Arabia for Drug Smuggling in August as Death Row Fears Mount - Borkena
- Aug 27Safar Al-Hawali, His Sons and Associates: Eight Years of Detention, Retaliation and Harsh Sentences - sanad.uk
- Aug 22Sword of Execution Hangs Over Shiites of Qatif - ABNA English
- Aug 22Saudi dissident released from years-long Bulgaria detention - The New Arab
- Aug 22Saudi Activist Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi Released After Nearly Five Years in Detention in Bulgaria - sanad.uk