Saudi man receives 1000 lashes for "insulting Islam" - punishment postponed while he recovers from first beating

Raif Badawi just can’t keep his mouth shut. When Badawi created a web forum for liberal Saudis, the government of Saudi Arabia said “enough” and found Badawi guilty of “insulting Islam and sentenced him to 1,000 lashes. Problem is, 1,000 lashes would kill a man so the sentence had to be split into 20 sessions of 50 lashes each – and the first 50 nearly killed him.

Saudi man receives 1000 lashes for "insulting Islam" - punishment postponed while he recovers from first beating