Jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi has been awarded the 2015 Sakharov Prize. European Parliament President Martin Schulz said that despite the risks, Badawi has bravely supported freedom of thought. The blogger was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and ten years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime. At the awards ceremony, his wife Ensaf Haider accepted the award on his behalf. teleSUR
