Chosen topic for Studio Brief 1 - Raif Badawi / Freedom of Speech in Saudi Arabia

''Raif Badawi was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. He had criticized Saudi Arabia’s powerful clerics on a liberal blog he founded. The blog has since been shut down. He was also ordered to pay a fine of 1m riyals or about $266,600. The first 50 lashings were administered on January 9th 2015.
Badawi's lawyer Waleed Abulkhair has been jailed after setting up Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi human rights organization. He is being charged for "setting up an unlicensed organization" and for "breaking allegiance with the ruler". His requests to license the organisation were denied.

Badawi’s punishment is part of a wider campaign against domestic dissent. His lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair, was sentenced to 15 years in prison last July because of criticism of human rights abuses.

His case resumes on Monday, with the government reportedly seeking an even harsher sentence.

Fadhil al-Manasif is facing 14 years in prison on charges stemming from his assistance to journalists covering protests over the treatment of Shia Muslims in the Sunni-dominated country.''

- Wikipedia


Possible Outcomes:

Protest/March signs/banners/stickers - guerrilla style
Badges/Posters