In Saudi Arabia if you dare to criticise the government you can find yourself imprisoned and sentenced to 1000 lashes.

That is barbaric and uncivilised. That is a transgression of human rights.

Just after Friday prayers on 9 January, Raif Badawi was led by Saudi officials out of a bus and into the middle of the square in front of al-Jafali mosque in Jeddah. A large crowd had gathered to see the flogging.

Raif stood in the middle of the crowd, handcuffed and shackled by his ankles, his face uncovered. A security officer approached Raif and began caning him across the back and legs, until he had been beaten 50 times. A witness told us it took just five minutes to cane Raif 50 times; the lashes were constant and quick.

‘Raif raised his head towards the sky, closing his eyes and arching his back. He was silent, but you could tell from his face and his body that he was in real pain.’

Read more at this link – it is disturbing!

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/saudi-arabia-free-raif-badawi-flogged-blogger?gclid=Cj0KEQjwzPSrBRC_oOXfxPWP6t0BEiQARqav2CktigcnuuaokzNGKj9on1Hr_yEmlbUmU3VlFJLLOXoaAnsj8P8HAQ