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RT @Europarl_EN: Will @raif_badawi be able to receive Parliament's #SakharovPrize in person? #FreeRaif now! https://t.co/POOESSKfJU https:…
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European Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to Raif Badawi
Raif Badawi © Courtesy of Amnesty International Raif Badawi is the laureate of this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, following an October 29 decision by EP President Martin Schulz and the political group leaders. Badawi is a blogger from Saudi Arabia currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for insulting Islam on his website promoting social, political and religious debate.