Middle East

Wife: Saudi supreme court upholds jail, lashes for blogger

Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes against blogger Raef Badawi on charges of insulting Islam, his wife said on Sunday.
 
"This is a final decision that is irrevocable," Ensaf Haidar told AFP in a telephone interview from Canada. "This decision has shocked me."

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