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If Saudi Arabia's crown prince means what he says, he should free Raif Badawi

on October 26, 2017

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Raif Badawi awarded the 2015 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

on December 18, 2015

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Les droits de l’homme selon Tartuffe*

on September 23, 2015

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Raif Badawi : L’appel à l’aide émouvant d’Ensaf Haidar

on June 26, 2015

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Raif Badawi, one year on...

on May 07, 2015

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Raif Badawi, flogged because he blogged

on January 19, 2015

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Claude El Khal

Writer. Filmmaker. Communication Strategist. Content & Digital Creator. Former aspiring Comedian. Occasional Cartoonist. I write in English with a slight French accent and in French with a Lebanese inflection.

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