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Bahrain High Court Upholds Jail Term for Prominent Activist

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01/15/18
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Nabeel Rajab

Nabeel Rajab has been critical of the Bahrain government and will face two years for jail time, possibly more from other charges. Photo: AP

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Bahrain’s court of cassation on Monday confirmed a two-year jail sentence against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, convicted for press statements critical of his government, a judicial source said.

In July, the high-profile activist was found guilty of “disseminating rumours and false information” and sentenced to two years in prison over television interviews critical of the Bahraini government.

He had appealed the sentence but a lower court upheld it in November and Monday’s verdict means he can no longer appeal the jail term.

Mr. Rajab also faces a potential 15-year sentence in a second case linked to tweets in which he criticised Saudi Arabia and its allies, including Bahrain, for their role in the Yemen war.

He will face a new hearing in that case on February 21, the judicial source said on condition of anonymity.

Bahraini rights groups the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, which was founded by Mr. Rajab, both confirmed Monday’s high court decision.

International rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have criticised the Rajab trials, with Amnesty slamming them as “farcical”.

Home to a majority Shiite Muslim population, the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom has been rocked by unrest since security forces cracked down on Shiite-led protests in 2011 demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister.

Mr. Rajab was among the leaders of the protest movement.

Bahrain is located between Saudi Arabia and its arch-rival Iran and has been ruled for more than 200 years by the Al-Khalifa dynasty.

Authorities accuse Shiite Iran of backing the protesters and inciting unrest, a charge Tehran denies.

Bahrain is home to the US Fifth Fleet and a British military base that is still under construction.

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