Previous postponements came after doctors found Badawi had n't recovered from his first beating . Badawi was sentenced last year to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam . He was n't flogged as scheduled in subsequent weeks , including this Friday , his sister , Samar Badawi , said . He started a blog in last year to 10 years to encourage discussion about Amnesty International 's , particularly intrusions into Saudi Arabian ' personal lives .
Previous postponements came after doctors found Badawi had n't recovered from his first beating . Badawi was sentenced last year to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam . He started a blog in last year to 10 years to encourage discussion about Amnesty International 's , particularly intrusions into Saudi Arabian ' personal lives .