Bahrain - Wave of arbitrary arrests of dissident information providers

Reporters without borders

International community urged to apply pressure as climate worsens again Freelance journalist, blogger and activist Ahmed Radhi was freed on 29 September after being held arbitrarily for four days but the Bahraini authorities struck again on 1 October, arresting leading human rights activist Nabeel Rajab for allegedly insulting the government security forces in tweets two days before. Reporters Without Borders condemns this systematic persecution of human right defenders and the renewed (...)

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