Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board

Voicelessness and Emotional Survival => Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board => Topic started by: Dr. Richard Grossman on June 12, 2015, 04:01:34 PM

Title: Free Raif Badawi and Ashraf Fayadh!
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on June 12, 2015, 04:01:34 PM

Hi everybody,

Another story of voicelessness in Saudi Arabia:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/raif-badawi-granted-quebec-immigration-selection-certificate-1.3110623

Bravo to Canada for taking action!

Richard

Title: Re: Free Raif Badawi!
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on October 29, 2015, 06:29:19 PM

Hi everybody,

I am so glad that Raif has not been forgotten:

"Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/29/eu-rights-badawi-idUSL8N12T39H20151029

IMO, he is a hero of our time.

Richard

Title: Re: Free Raif Badawi and Ashraf Fayadh!
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on November 27, 2015, 12:23:23 PM

And now, this horrifying story about Ashraf Fayadh, also in Saudi Arabia....

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/27/poets-protest-saudi-death-sentence-ashraf-fayadh

Richard

Title: Re: Free Raif Badawi and Ashraf Fayadh!
Post by: Twoapenny on November 29, 2015, 12:56:55 AM

Horrendous situations, I always hate to read about things like this as I feel so helpless, it's obviously so, so wrong and yet this is what people in power can do - and ignore, if they so choose.  Thank goodness Mr Badawi's wife and children are somewhere safe, at least, let's just hope they can get him out and help Mr Fayadh as well.