Saudi liberal 'jailed for 10 years and 1,000 lashes'

A Saudi court sentenced Raef Badawi, the founder of a human rights group, to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes today over "insulting Islam," an activist said.

Badawi, who has been behind bars since June 2012, has also been ordered to pay a fine of one million riyals (USD 266,666), said the head of the network, Suad al-Shamari.