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– The price for speaking out: Nabeel Rajab sentenced to 5 years for tweeting in Bahrain (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 22, 2018

This surrealistic verdict against BCHR President Nabeel Rajab, after a trial that was itself a mockery of justice, illustrates once again the current crackdown on any dissenting voice in Bahrain, where scores of critics are currently jailed.
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