Bahrain: Outspoken activist fears re-arrest days after her release | Amnesty International

Bahrain: Outspoken activist fears re-arrest days after her release | Amnesty International:

 A Bahraini activist recently released from prison has told Amnesty International she fears she may be rearrested when she attends court this week to face further spurious charges.



Zainab Al Khawaja was released on 16 February but is due to appear in court again on 19 February in two separate cases.



“The Bahraini authorities must not place Zainab Al Khawaja behind bars yet again. Her release this week was long overdue,” said Said Boumedouha, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International.

 

 

Zainab Al Khawaja was released on 16 February but is due to appear in court again on 19 February in a separate case.

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