While Saudi dignitaries marched with a million people in Paris defending freedom of speech, Raif Badawi endured the first 50 of 1,000 lashes for daring to promote freedom of thought and religious tolerance in the repressive kingdom.
Canada’s tepid denunciation, coming on the heels of a sustained campaign to free Badawi, didn’t convince anyone. It certainly didn’t convince the regime, which has already announced it would go ahead with Badawi’s weekly flogging in spite of a review of the case by the Saudi Supreme Court.
On his website, Canada’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia notes the two countries share “many common interests, including …read more
Source: Montreal Gazette
