Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 1000 lashes of the whip, and ten years in prison, for starting a web site to discuss (i.e., question) the role of religion in Saudi Arabia.

I am not sure whether a sentence of 1000 lashes is fatal, or whether it is meant to be fatal. Does anyone know?

Saudi Arabia needs regime change.

Update: 1000 lashes are usually not fatal if they are done 50 per week. But you might wish you were dead.