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4 January 2019

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Over 8000 ‘concerned’ Norwegians want Bahrain to release Nabeel Rajab

Amnesty Norway has gathered 8121 signatures from “concerned” Norwegians who are demanding Manama free Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab “immediately and unconditionally.”

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Amnesty Norway has gathered 8121 signatures from “concerned” Norwegians who are demanding Manama free Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab “immediately and unconditionally.”

The rights group made the announcement in a Twitter post earlier this week.

On Monday, Bahrain’s top court rejected Rajab’s appeal and upheld his five-year prison sentence over tweets criticizing the Saudi-led war in Yemen and Manama’s treatment of prisoners.

The prominent activist has been in detention since the summer of 2016. He was initially sentenced to a two-year prison term over television interviews.


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