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Mike Pence demands Saudi Arabia release blogger in rare rebuke

By Steven Nelson, Joel Gehrke
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Mike Pence demands Saudi Arabia release blogger in rare rebuke

Vice President Mike Pence demanded that Saudi Arabia release dissident blogger Raif Badawi, describing the case as a matter of religious freedom.

Pence’s words Thursday follow a diplomatic crisis last year after Canada demanded freedom for Badawi and his recently detained sister. Saudi Arabia expelled Canada’s ambassador, withdrew investments, and ordered Saudi students to return home.

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