Saudi Arabia confirmed Saturday a 10-year travel ban for freed blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world. “The sentence handed down to Raif was 10 years in prison followed by a travel ban for the same length of time. The court ruling holds up and is final,” an interior ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP. “Therefore, he cannot leave the kingdom for another 10 years unless a (royal) pardon is issued,” the official said, a day after Badawi was released from detention. After 10 years in prison for …