Raif Badawi ist frei!

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After a decade in a Saudi prison, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was released Friday, his Quebec-based wife confirmed, but questions remain about when he will be permitted to join his family in Canada.

Ensaf Haidar, who lives with the couple’s three children in Sherbrooke, Que., said she was relieved and happy her husband was free. In an interview, she said Badawi called her to inform her of his release.

“I had dreamed of this day for a long time,” she said, adding that she and her children were overcome by the news. His family and supporters had been calling for his release since his sentence expired on Feb. 28.