The prosecution did not name the individual in its statement, but the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy identified him as lawyer and human rights campaigner Abdullah Hashim, who’d tweeted early Wednesday that he’d been summoned by prosecutors.
The Ministers of Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait…
28 | the publication reaches you by | Bahrain NewsThe rights group says it confirmed that prosecutors also ordered the lawyer be detained for one week, describing it as a continuation of the government’s crackdown on freedom of expression.
ONE of the largest jewellery retailers, Malabar Gold and Diamonds, has launched a special collection of diamond and…
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