European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize goes to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi for human rights for year 2015. As a symbol of the fight for freedom of speech, European Parliament assembly in Strasbourg, France has honoured Mr. Bidawi with this award.
Raif Badawi, recieved and international fame when he was the author of the website Free Saudi Liberals and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. For insulting Muslim clerics, he also faced 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia.
He was along with the Assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and Venezuelan opposition movement Mesa de la Unidad Democratica , for this year’s edition prize.
EU’s Sakharov Prize 2015 goes to Raif Badawi
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