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Day of action for Raif Badawi
To mark three years since the arrest of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, staffers at Index on Censorship headed to Downing Street to deliver an open letter to the UK Prime Minister and join others in protest
22 Jun 15

Along with Melody Patry, delegates delivering the open letter included political campaigner Peter Tatchell

Along with Melody Patry, delegates delivering the open letter included political campaigner Peter Tatchell

Along with Melody Patry, delegates delivering the open letter included political campaigner Peter Tatchell

On 17 June 2015, delegates including Melody Patry from Index on Censorship delivered an open letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron asking for his help in pressuring the Saudi government to release blogger Raif Badawi. Badawi is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence and facing 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam through electronic channels. His sentence was imposed because he expressed an opinion. The date marked the third anniversary of his arrest.

This article was posted on 22 June 2015 at indexoncensorship.org

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