Suad al-Shammary was released today


Wo.

The Beeb reports:

The new Saudi King Salman has issued a decree pardoning what are described as “public right” prisoners, which could include Mr Badawi.

Suad al-Shammary, a rights activist and lawyer who worked with Mr Badawi on his blog, was released on Friday.

She had been held for three months without charge over comments she made on Twitter, which her opponents portrayed as anti-Islamic.

Wo. If she can, Raif can.

Mr Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar – who lives in Canada – told the BBC she was buoyed by Friday’s developments.

“I ask the world to remain by my side until Raif is released.”

Damn right.

She said she now hated Fridays – the day of lashings. “I turn into a mess, until I know his [Raif’s] fate.”

I bet Thursdays aren’t so hot either. Saturday through Wednesday? Well they suck too.

Until Raif is released.

Comments

  1. says

    Suad al-Shammary, a rights activist and lawyer who worked with Mr Badawi on his blog, was released on Friday.

    I didn’t even know about her.

    Mr Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar – who lives in Canada – told the BBC she was buoyed by Friday’s developments.

    Yes, they’re buoying.

  2. theobromine says

    I don’t recall previously hearing about Suad al-Shammary, but one of the others who was mentioned at Thursday’s demo in Ottawa was Badawi’s lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair.

    On 12 January 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh held a session in which it sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to serve 15 years in prison; previously this had been 15 years in prison, with five years suspended, but the court removed the suspension and ordered the full sentence should be served. Throughout the hearing his legs were shackled.

    And, one other bit of good news (apologies if I already said this elsewhere) was that while we were at the Saudi embassy, some of the Amnesty people were able to deliver a large box of papers with petitions demanding the release of Badawi – they were admitted into the building (at the “servants entrance”) and left the box there. The world is watching. The world is shouting. Is the Saudi government listening?

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