(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bahrain police have released Zainab al-Khawaja, human rights activist, after five days in custody.Ms Khawaja, the daughter of a jailed opposition leader, was arrested on Thursday during an anti-government demonstration.Images of her arrest, in which she was dragged to a police vehicle after refusing to leave a sit-in, had received widespread coverage.She was released on Tuesday night pending trial.After her release she tweeted that the last few days had been "tough".The 28-year-old is the mother of a young child. Her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, her husband and other male relatives have been imprisoned since April./129
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20 December 2011
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Bahrain police have released Zainab al-Khawaja, human rights activist, after five days in custody.