The wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worried he may now face the death penalty for renouncing his faith. 
 
 Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que. with their three children, told CBC on Monday she's heard from official sources in Saudia Arabia her husband may face a new trial, this time on a charge of apostasy. 
 
 The charge is punishable under Saudi law with the death penalty by beheading. But Haidar said she’s not ready to give up the fight for his freedom. 
 
 “I won’t stop, I won’t stop,” she said. 
 
 The family issued a statement regarding the possible retrial and is asking for the public to pressure the Saudi Arabian government. 
 
 "We call on the world citizens and governments not to leave Raif dragged by such bigots to death," the statement said. 
 
 ​Mireille El Chacar of Amnesty International said her organization considers the retrial only a rumour for now and is trying to confirm with Saudi officials. 
 
 "Of course, our hope is that he be completely free," El Chacar told CBC Daybreak on Monday. 
 
 Ensaf Haidar (centre), the wife of Raif Badawi, protested on Parliament Hill for the release of the jailed Saudi blogger. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) Amnesty International is calling for Badawi's sentence to be quashed and for him to be released immediately and unconditionally. 
 
 Badawi was arrested in June 2012 for criticizing the Saudi regime and expressing views deemed critical of Islam on his blog. 
 
 He was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, to be delivered in batches of 50 every week. 
 
 He was flogged for the first time on Jan. 9, but the next seven flogging sessions were postponed. At least two of the postponements were due to medical reasons, but no reasons were given for subsequent delays. 
 
 Last week, the City of Montreal passed a motion condemning Badawi's treatment and called on the Canadian government to come to his aid. 
 
 A spokesperson for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs said the government "is aware of recent media reports regarding a possible retrial." 
 
 "Canada considers the punishment of Mr. Badawi to be a violation of human dignity, and we continue to call for clemency in this case," the spokesperson said in an emial. ||||| Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger whose punishment of 1,000 lashes has prompted international condemnation, may now face the death penalty. 
 
 Mr Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, told The Independent in a series of messages that judges in Saudi Arabia’s criminal court want him to undergo a re-trial for apostasy. If found guilty, he would face a death sentence. 
 
 She said the “dangerous information” had come from “official sources” inside the conservative kingdom, where Mr Badawi has already been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes – administered at a rate of 50 per week – for criticising the country’s clerics through his liberal blog. I n 2013, a judge threw out the charge of apostasy against the 31-year-old blogger after he assured the court that he was a Muslim. The evidence against him had included the fact that he pressed the “Like” button on a Facebook page for Arab Christians. 
 
 The news that the charge may now be re-examined will come as a bitter blow to Mr Badawi’s family and supporters, who had hoped that the international pressure over his case would prompt Saudi Arabia to reduce his sentence. 
 
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Amnesty International, for the immediate release of the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi in Brussels, Belgium 8/15 Raif Badawi release protests People take part in a protest by Amnesty International, for the immediate release of the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi AFP 9/15 Raif Badawi release protests Ensaf Haidar, centre, wife of the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, holds a vigil in Montreal, Quebec, urging Saudi Arabia to free her husband Getty Images 10/15 Raif Badawi release protests Participant of the Amnesty International protest holds a banner which reads: 'Je suis Raif!' in front of the Saudi Embassy, The Hague, The Netherlands 11/15 Raif Badawi release protests People take part in a protest by Amnesty International, for the immediate release of the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, in front of the Saudi Embassy in The Hague 12/15 Raif Badawi release protests A participant attends the Amnesty International protest demanding the immediate release of Saudi blogger, Raif Badawi, in front of the Saudi 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 Although he remains in prison, he has only been flogged once since his sentence was passed, with subsequent punishments being repeatedly postponed. 
 
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– After an international outcry over the harsh sentence handed out to a Saudi Arabian blogger, the kingdom now appears to have decided a decade in prison and 1,000 lashes is too lenient. Raif Badawi's wife tells the Independent that official sources say charges of apostasy against him may be reinstated. Converting from Islam to another faith is punishable by beheading in Saudi Arabia, and an apostasy charge against Badawi was thrown out of court in 2013 after he told the judge he was still a Muslim. reports the Independent. The prosecution's evidence included the fact that he once liked a Facebook page for Arab Christians. Badawi's wife, who now lives in Canada with their three children, tells the CBC that she won't stop fighting for his freedom. "We call on the world citizens and governments not to leave Raif dragged by such bigots to death," the family said in a statement. Amnesty International, which is calling for Badawi's release, says it's trying to confirm rumors of a new trial. Badawi was scheduled to receive 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks, but later rounds of lashings have been delayed because of injuries he suffered in the first flogging.