Raif Badawi Will Receive Another 50 Lashes Today

***Update***: Badawi’s lashings were postponed today for “medical reasons.”

A doctor who examined him before the scheduled flogging determined that his wounds had not yet healed and that the flogging should be delayed, human rights group Amnesty International said.

“The doctor concluded that the wounds had not yet healed properly and that he would not be able to withstand another round of lashes at this time,” Amnesty International said in a statement.

Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haida, said from her h...

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Published on January 16, 2015 03:00
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