Bahrain - Bahraini blogger still missing a year after trial of activists and government opponents

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Read in Arabic (بالعربية) On 2 June last year in a trial marred by irregularities, harsh penalties were handed down by a military court on 21 suspects prosecuted for membership of terrorist organizations and attempting to overthrow the government. Eight of them, including the blogger and human rights activist Abduljalil Al-Singace, received life sentences. The other 13 were given between two and 15 years' imprisonment, They included the missing blogger Ali Abdulemam, who was tried in absentia and (...)

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