Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was released from prison on Friday after spending 10 years behind bars, his wife said, but rights groups said he is still banned from travel for another 10 years.
Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged for "insulting Islam" and subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. He received 50 lashes in 2015.
Amnesty International and Saudi Arabian human rights group ALQST said Badawi is still facing 10 years of travel ban. Badawi set up the "Free Saudi Liberals" website where he criticized the Saudi clergy and called for changes in the way religion is practiced in Saudi Arabia.
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