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Monday, 6 August 2018

Nations go to war over Bloggers like .....Raif Badawi

Raif Badawi
Raif Badawi cropped.jpg
Raif Badawi in 2012
Born13 January 1984 (age 34)
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian
OccupationAuthor, writer and activist
Known forBlogging, apostasy charge
Spouse(s)Ensaf Haidar (m. 2001)
RelativesSamar Badawi (sister)
AwardsPEN Canada One Humanity Award 2014,
Netizen Prize of Reporters without Borders 2014,
Aikenhead Award 2015 of Scottish Secular Society,
Courage Award from the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy 2015,
DW Freedom of Speech Award 2015,
Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression, granted by Brussels University Alliance (VUB and ULB) 2015,
Press Freedom Prize 2015 from Reporters Without Borders Sweden
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, 2015 Laureate
Raif Badawi (Arabic: رائف بدوي‎, also transcribed Raef Badawi;[1] born 13 January 1984)[2] is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.
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Samar Badawi
Samar Badawi with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Michelle Obama at 2012 IWOC Award cropped.jpg
Badawi (centre) with Michelle Obama (left) and Hillary Clinton (right) at the 2012 International Women of Courage Awards
BornSamar Mohammad Badawi[1][2]
28 June 1981 (age 37)
NationalitySaudi Arabia Saudi
United States American
Known forlegal conflict with father over male guardianship,[1] women's suffragelawsuit,[3] women to drive movement[4]
Spouse(s)Waleed Abulkhair
Children1 son[1]
RelativesRaif Badawi (brother)
Ensaf Haidar (sister-in-law)
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Insaf Haider
إنصاف حيدر
Ensaf Haidar, wife of Raif Badawi speaking in 2015.jpg
Ensaf Haidar, speaking in 2015.
Born1975 (age 42–43)
Jizan, Saudi Arabia
ResidenceSherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
NationalitySaudi Arabia Saudi
Canada Canadian
OccupationHuman rights activist
Spouse(s)Raef Badawi (m. 2001)

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