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Poet Sentenced to Eights Years in Saudi Forced to Repent 

3/1/2016

 
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Guest Post by Albert Van Santvoort

A Saudi Arabian court reduced the death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, 35, earlier this month to eight years in prison and 800 lashes. The judge convicted him for poetic verses deemed to be against Islam. The recent ruling orders the poet to repent and renounce his poems on official state media.
  
“I felt happy when I heard the death sentence was overturned, but I was expecting a sentence of less then eight years,” said Raeda Fayadh, the poet’s younger sister.
 
Worod Al Musawi, a fellow artist and close friend of the imprisoned poet is less optimistic then Fayadh’s sister.
 
“Eight years and 800 lashes, he will definitely die. I mean 800 lashes come on. I don’t think he can handle it. It’s just a matter of time,” said Al Musawi.
 
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Threats to journalists at all-time high, says CJFE’s Tom Henheffer

3/1/2016

 
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Guest post by Cherise Seucharan

After over a decade fighting to defend journalists, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression’s Executive Director Tom Henheffer believes that journalists and advocates are facing more challenges now than ever before. 

 “The situation for journalists, free expression defenders and human rights activists in the world now is absolutely atrocious. It may be the worst its ever been for journalists. There is less money, there is less funding, which means they’re taking more risks to get harder stories.”

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