Bahrain: End prison ordeal for Nabeel Rajab immediately

Headline Title: Bahrain: End prison ordeal for Nabeel Rajab immediately 27 November 2013 Bahrain’s authorities must immediately release Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist jailed for taking part in an anti-government protest last year, said Amnesty International.Nabeel Rajab, the President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), has been detained in Jaw Prison since 9 July 2012. On Friday 29 November he will have served three quarters of his two year sentence and will become legally eligible for release.“A failure to release Nabeel Rajab on Friday would make it…

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