Sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi also detained in Saudi Arabia

A group that is supporting jailed blogger Raif Badawisays his eldest sister has also been arrested in Saudi Arabia.

The Raif Badawi Foundation says Samar Badawi was detained Tuesdayfor allegedly posting on the Twitter account of her brother'slawyer, Waleed Abulkhair.

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News of the arrest was also announced on Twitter by Badawi'swife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrookewith the couple'sthree children.

Foundation spokeswoman Evelyne Abitbol saidSamar Badawi is beingdetained at the same prison as her brother and Abulkhair.

Raif Badawi, who is not a Canadian citizen, was arrested in 2012for his criticism of Saudi clerics and was convicted in 2014.

He was sentenced to 10 years in jail as well as 1,000 lashes. Hereceived the first 50 last January during a public flogging.His imprisonment has drawn widespread condemnation bothinternationally and in Canada.

Prime Minister JustinTrudeausaid last month he had no "immediate plans" to call Saudi Arabian Authorities to ask that Badawi be freed.

Foreign Affairs Minister Stphane Dion did raise the matter withhis Saudi counterpart, Adel Al Jubeir, when they met in Ottawa onDec. 17.

They discussed the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia as wellas Badawi's case, andDion reiterated a request for clemency.