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Apologies to journalists, but some of us are just clueless

24 July 2021

12:19 PM

24 July 2021

12:19 PM

Imprisoned Saudi writer Raif bin Muhammad Badawi was on my mind this week, as he often is when questions of free speech arise. 

He was arrested in 2012 and faced the death penalty over charges of apostasy. Lucky for him, he was only sentenced to a decade in prison, torture, 1000 lashes and a fine.

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