Saudi Arabia sentences a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism on Twitter

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Social Media Slant 4 Good Using social media to raise awareness of important issues!  New daily edition at 9 a.m. Published by Cendrine Marrouat 28 February 2016 Read paper → World Business Health  Environment Technology Politics #elniño #globalgoals Saudi Arabia sentences a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism on Twitter Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.independent­.co­.uk - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of social media posts. The report carried in Al-Watan says the 28-year-old ... Year of Living Sustainably Shared by United Nations www­.un­.org - Q: What tip would you give people who want to start living more sustainably? CB:  Usually there’s one area of our lives where we could live more sustainably and it would also make us, our communiti... 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