(MintPress) — Nabeel Rajab, activist and director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was sentenced by a Bahraini court to three years in prison last week for organizing and participating in “illegal gatherings.” These gatherings have been mostly peaceful demonstrations by Bahraini citizens, demanding democratic reforms and greater accountability from their government. A separate […]
(MintPress) — Nabeel Rajab, activist and director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was sentenced by a Bahraini court to three years in prison last week for organizing and participating in “illegal gatherings.” These gatherings have been mostly peaceful demonstrations by Bahraini citizens, demanding democratic reforms and greater accountability from their government. A separate […]