Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/bahrain-female-activist-sentenced-to-3-months-in-jail.php
Monday, March 4, 2013
Bahrain female activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
[JURIST] A court of appeals in Bahrain overturned the acquittal [BNA report] of Zainab al-Khawaja, who is accused of insulting a government employee, and sentenced her to three months of imprisonment on Friday, according to the Bahrain State New Agency (BNA). Al-Khawaja is the daughter of prominent Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], and has served previous jail terms [JURIST report] for tearing up a picture of Bahrain's king, destruction of government property and organizing...
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