Raif Badawi Has Been Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, According to Norwegian Media

While the fate of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (below) is still up in the air — he’s received 50 lashes of a 1,000-lashes punishment for “insulting Islam,” though the flogging has been indefinitely delayed — there’s some news that could bring even more positive attention his way.

According to a Norwegian news outlet, two members of the nation’s Parliament — Snorre Valen and Karin Andersen — have nominated both Badawi and his imprisoned lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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