Saudi Arabia again postpones flogging of Badawi

A blogger sentenced to 1000 lashes for insulting Islam has had his punishment postponed by Saudi authorities for a third week in a row, his wife says.

Protesters take part in an Amnesty International protest in front of the Saudi Embassy in London, Britain, 22 January 2015.

Saudi Arabia has postponed the flogging of a blogger sentenced to 1000 lashes for insulting Islam for a third week in a row, his wife says.

Raif Badawi "was not flogged" on Friday, his wife Ensaf Haidar told AFP, adding that the reason was unclear.

The 30-year-old received the first 50 lashes of his sentence outside a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on January 9. The next round was postponed for the following two weeks on medical grounds.