Showing posts with label Arabosphere. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabosphere. Show all posts

Monday, May 05, 2008

Saudi Finally Releases Fouad

Reporters Without Borders reported the release last week of blogger Fouad al Farhan. He was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since December, 2007 for posting an article on his blog discussing the “advantages” and “disadvantages” of being a Muslim.

Fouad al Farhan, 32, was one of the first Saudi bloggers to dispense with a pseudonym on his site. He was also the first cyber-dissident to be jailed in Saudi.

It's about freaking time!

Digg this

Read More...