Saudi Blogger Could Die In Prison If Lashes Continue As Courts Show "Liberalism"

Free speech might have its limits. Particularly if that speech offends the wrong people. Raif Badawi, 31, is a blogger and activist in Saudi Arabia who set up the web site “Free Saudi Liberals.” The Saudi government proved this title was in fact a contradiction in terms. They weren’t very “liberal” about Badawi’s audacity to engage in any form of free expression. Prosecutors demand Saudi blogger to be tried for apostasy Saudi courts initially sentenced him to seven years in jail, which prosecutors thought was too liberal. They demanded the blogger be tried for apostasy, which is the renunciation of a…