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– A letter to France and Germany from an imprisoned Bahraini activist (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 9, 2017

"France and Germany, it's time to assert your values", stresses Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab, currently on trial for criticising the Saudi bombing of Yemen and exposing torture in Bahrain's prisons.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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