Why You Should Care About The #Backlash

Why should you care about some blogger in Saudi Arabia that is getting lashed?

Justin King
作者 Justin King

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (TFC) – By now you’ve probably seen the yellow and red profile pics and logos scattered across social media with the hashtag #Backlash. So what is it about? Why are people all over the world getting involved? Why should you care about some blogger in Saudi Arabia that is getting lashed? The background behind the situation

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VIDEO: After Condemning Paris Attacks, Saudi Arabia Flogs Blogger For “Insulting Islam”

Even though US-ally Saudi Arabia just condemned the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, it is still quick to enforce its own draconian anti-freedom of speech laws.

Al Akhbar
作者 Al Akhbar

US-ally Saudi Arabia flogs liberal activist Raif Badawi in public Friday near a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for "insulting Islam," witnesses said. Badawi, 30, was arrested in June 2012 and charged with offenses ranging from cyber crime to disobeying his father and apostasy, or abandoning his faith. He was

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