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CASE OF RAIF BADAWI IN SAUDI ARABIA

EDM (Early Day Motion) 113: tabled on 10 June 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 52 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House is appalled that the sentence handed down last May against Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi, of flogging, to be administered very harshly in public, with 50 lashes scheduled once a week for 20 weeks, as well as 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of one million riyals, has been upheld by the Saudi Arabia Supreme Court; notes that no further judicial appeal is possible and that his flogging may resume on 12 June 2015; deplores this cruel and inhumane punishment which seriously injured Mr Badawi when he was given 50 lashes in January 2015 and poses a serious risk to his life; continues to strongly support his right to freedom of expression and that of all Saudi Arabian citizens; and calls on the Government to strongly condemn the use of this barbaric punishment and to press King Salman bin Abdulaziz to grant Mr Badawi clemency and allow him to join his family in Canada.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Blaydon
Black, Ms Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 July 2015
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 15 June 2015
Worthing West
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 July 2015
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 17 June 2015
Blyth Valley
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 June 2015
Orkney and Shetland
Champion, Sarah
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2015
Rotherham
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2015
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Coventry South
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Debbonaire, Thangam
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Bristol West
Docherty, Martin John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 June 2015
West Dunbartonshire
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Newport West
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 29 June 2015
Ilford South
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 18 June 2015
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Goldsmith, Zac
Conservative
Signed on 22 June 2015
Richmond Park
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
Airdrie and Shotts
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 17 June 2015
North Down
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2015
Aberavon
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 22 June 2015
Norwich South
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Brighton, Pavilion
Mactaggart, Fiona
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
Slough
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 22 June 2015
Blackpool South
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
York Central
McCaig, Callum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 June 2015
Aberdeen South
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 17 June 2015
Middlesbrough
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Hayes and Harlington
McGarry, Natalie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
Glasgow East
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Heywood and Middleton
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 July 2015
Glasgow North West
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 17 June 2015
Easington
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
East Renfrewshire
Pennycook, Matthew
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Greenwich and Woolwich
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Bolton South East
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
South Down
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 17 June 2015
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Ealing, Southall
Smith, Jeff
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2015
Manchester, Withington
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
Glasgow South West
Thomas-Symonds, Nick
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Torfaen
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
Midlothian
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Angus
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 June 2015
Ceredigion
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 24 June 2015
East Antrim

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.