After a January 9 th, post-Hebdo flogging of Badawi, they graciously postponed another public lashing of Badawi on medical grounds – because his wounds had not healed.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Saudi Arabia is feeling the pressure and may end its practice of flogging (aka torturing) its citizens. Guess which country is going to win the UN Menschlachkeit award? Saudi Arabia!Īs far as we know, Bob Dylan songs are still not available on whatever part of the internet Saudi Arabia has not repressed, but “The Times They Are a Changin’” in Saudi Arabia…maybe. like Raif Badawi, who is spending five years in prison and receiving 1000 lashes for insulting Islam. Last week, Saudi Arabia, a bastion of free speech, condemned the Charlie Hebdo attack and then promptly went back to repressing and torturing its journalists….
