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– IFEX calls on Bahrain to release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 12, 2018

A Bahraini court has upheld a five-year prison sentence against renowned human rights defender and IFEX member Nabeel Rajab for tweets about human rights violations. The IFEX network is calling on Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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