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Raif Badawi

Also known as Raef Badawi, Raif bin Muhammad Badawi

Saudi Arabian writer, activist, and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals

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Born: ( 1984-01-13 ) 13 January 1984 (age 42) , Khobar , Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Occupations: Author, writer and activist
Known for: Blogging, apostasy charge
Criminal charge: Insulting Islam
Criminal penalty: 10 years in prison; 1000 lashes ; fine of SAR 1 million
Criminal status: Released 11 March 2022; banned from traveling abroad until 2032
Spouse: Ensaf Haidar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
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Raif bin Muhammad Badawi (Arabic: رائف بن محمد بدوي, romanized: Rāʼif ibn Muḥammad Badawī, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.

Badawi was arrested in 2012 on a charge of "insulting Islam through electronic channels" and brought to court on several charges, including apostasy. In 2013, he was convicted on several charges and sentenced to seven years in prison, and 600 lashes. In 2014 his sentence was increased to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes, and a fine of one million Saudi riyals. The flogging was to be carried out over 20 weeks. The first 50 lashes were administered on 9 January 2015. The second flogging was postponed more than twelve times. The reason for the most recent postponement is unknown, but the previous scheduled floggings were delayed due to Badawi's poor health. Badawi is known to have hypertension, and his health worsened after the flogging began.