Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bahrain Must Release Activists

In Bahrain, activist Nabeel Rajab has been arrested for "offending an official institution". Basically, he was using his freedom of speech against the government, to criticize its actions. There have been gang attacks, and the government has not prosecuted anyone and does not seem to be investigating. Another activist has been sentenced to a life term in prison for organizing protests and protesting, and going on food strikes for his release. His daughter was arrested for protesting for the release of his sentence. These people should immediately be released. The government must give people their right to freedom of speech for the country to run smoothly and effectively. This needs to change soon.

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