Saudi blogger Badawi views survival of 50 lashes as miracle - magazine

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* Badawi recalls whipping in first letter from prison * Bloggers' wife says her husband is in poor condition * Publisher says Germany did **t try to stop publication of book By Michael Nienaber BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi described in his first letter from prison how he "miraculously survived 50 lashes" as part of a conviction that sparked an international outcry, according to German weekly Der Spiegel in a report to be published on Saturday. Badawi was arrested in 2012 for offences including insulting Islam, cyber crime and disobeying his father, which is a crime in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced last year to 10 years in jail, a fine of 1 million riyals (US$266,000) and 1,000 lashes. In his letter, Badawi recalled how he received the first round of lashes in January when he was surrounded by a cheering crowd that yelled "Allahu akbar", according to Der Spiegel.

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