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IFEX deplores three-year jail sentence given to Bahraini member Nabeel Rajab
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR1711.htm
Publisher: International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX )
Date Written: 17/08/2012
Year Published: 2012
Resource Type: Article
IFEX strongly denounces the three-year prison sentence handed down today to Nabeel Rajab, president of IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), for his role in pro-democracy protests.
Abstract: IFEX, the world's largest network of free expression organisations, strongly denounces the three-year prison sentence handed down today to Nabeel Rajab, president of IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), for his role in pro-democracy protests.
"By sentencing Nabeel to prison, the Bahrain government is sending a strong message to the world that it doesn't care about human rights. With this decision the Kingdom's international reputation remains at stake," said Annie Game, IFEX ex...
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