Bahrain urged to free rights activist
 

09-09-14 06:49 PM

Maryam al-Khawaja charged with assaulting police officers after flying to Manama to show solidarity with her jailed father Bahrain is under pressure to free a prominent human rights activist whose detention is providing a sharp focus for advocates of democratic change in a state that enjoys close political support from the west. Maryam al-Khawaja was arrested when she flew to Manama on 30 August ...

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