Badawi Case Brings Long-Standing Injustice to Forefront

Ensaf Haidar, the wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, waits to speak at a press conference in Montreal on Tuesday at the launch of 1000 coups de fouet, a collection of 14 banned texts by Badawi.
Ensaf Haidar, the wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, waits to speak at a press conference in Montreal on Tuesday at the launch of 1000 coups de fouet, a collection of 14 banned texts by Badawi.

Celine Cooper, of the Montreal Gazette, reports on the broader significance of the sentencing and punishment of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia. Cooper’s analysis both informs on the context of Badawi’s punishment, as well as the effects Saudi Arabia’s anti-free speech actions could have on its foreign policy.

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