Hannah Hagopian Theology 203 Prisoner of Conscience: Saudi Arabia, Raif Badawi Throughout the world we unfortunately have many prisoners of conscience, or individuals held in captivity because their political or religious beliefs conflict with those of the ruling government (“Prisoner of Conscience”). One such country that has prisoners of conscience is Saudi Arabia. The situation in Saudi Arabia is one of injustice, where there are random arrests and convictions of peaceful protestors and where human rights activists are given prolonged imprisonment with charges for criticizing authorities or supporting political reforms. The country has also violated the international humanitarian law with violent and frequent airstrikes on Yemen,
