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Vigil held to pressure Saudi authorities to fully release blogger Raif BadawiSaudi blogger Raif Badawi might be free from jail. But he is still not free to reunite with his family who live in Sherbrooke, Que.PoliticsMar 17, 2022
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Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi freed, but hurdles remain to join family in QuebecThe Quebec-based wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been imprisoned for the past decade, says he has been freed from a Saudi jail.CanadaMar 11, 2022
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Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi hasn’t been heard from in a month, Canadian wife saysLate last month, human rights lawyer and former Liberal MP Irwin Cotler said he feared for Badawi's safety after he started a hunger strike in detention.CanadaFeb 14, 2020
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Raif Badawi case: Efforts to free jailed blogger continue after 7 yearsMore than seven years after Raif Badawi was thrown in prison, lawyers and allies of the Saudi blogger are increasingly lobbying foreign governments in an effort to secure his release.CanadaAug 18, 2019
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‘I have a lot of hope now’: Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hails Pence’s call for husband’s releaseThe wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi said U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence gave her hope Thursday when he called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband.CanadaJul 18, 2019
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Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights WatchCanada helped persuade the Thai government to let a young Saudi woman seek asylum rather than deport her to Saudi Arabia against her wishes, according to Human Rights Watch.CanadaJan 8, 2019
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Trudeau says he had ‘frank’ exchange with Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi, Yemen and human rightsTrudeau declined to say how Prince Salman reacted to any of his comments, saying only that the conversations were "frank" in nature.CanadaDec 1, 2018
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Here’s the fake news Saudi Arabia is playing about CanadaSaudi Arabia's state-owned television network has falsely claimed that Canada imprisoned several individuals over "freedom of opinion," including psychologist Jordan Peterson.CanadaAug 14, 2018
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Canada will ‘engage’ with Saudi Arabia but won’t change position on human rights: TrudeauPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government wants to improve its relationship with Saudi Arabia, but will not sacrifice Canada's position on human rights.CanadaAug 13, 2018
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Saudi university move will affect more than 100 students in Waterloo, GuelphThe Saudi Arabian government’s decision to withdraw its citizens from universities in Canada will affect more than 100 students in the Guelph and Waterloo regions.CanadaAug 8, 2018
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