Bahrain sentences political activist to prison
The Bahrain Court of Appeals convicted rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja on charges related to her ripping up a photo of the Bahraini king during a court hearing in 2014, Amnesty International said Oct. 21. Her appeal reduced her charges for insulting the king from three years to one year in prison. She has also been fined 3,000 Bahraini dinars ($7,953.34), and if she fails to pay the fine her prison term may be extended by a year-and-a-half. She previously spent almost a year-and-a-half in prison and has been arrested and released three times since December 2011. Presently she is appealing three separate convictions against her, including a four-sentence for two charges of "destroying public property" and a one-year sentence for "insulting a police officer" while visiting her father in jail. Zainab al-Khawaja is the daughter of prominent activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, currently in prison for life for his participation in pro-democracy protests in 2011.
From Jurist, Oct. 21. Used with permission.
Recent Updates
12 hours 7 min ago
12 hours 26 min ago
19 hours 44 min ago
21 hours 23 min ago
22 hours 51 min ago
23 hours 1 min ago
2 days 13 hours ago
2 days 13 hours ago
3 days 14 hours ago
4 days 11 hours ago