The Quebec family of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has confirmed he has been released from Saudi prison, 10 years after he was jailed for criticizing religious figures and promoting liberal views of Islam.
“After 10 years in prison, Raif is free!” Ensaf Haidar, Badawi’s wife, tweeted, Friday.
<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raifestlibre?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Raifestlibre</a> Après 10 ans de détention <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raifestlibre?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Raifestlibre</a> ! <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raifisfree?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Raifisfree</a> After 10 years in prison <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raifisfree?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Raifisfree</a> ! <br>بعد 10 سنوات من السجن <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81_%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%91%D8%A7%D9%8B?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#رائف_حرّاً</a> <a href=”https://t.co/1VA0XjSofs”>pic.twitter.com/1VA0XjSofs</a>
—@miss9afi
Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que., with her three children, has been fighting for her husband’s release for the past decade.
Badawi’s family had been anticipating his
