Jailed Bahraini Rights Activist

A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.

Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticised U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.

Bahraini authorities released Shiite rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja from prison on Wednesday after she served a two-month jail term for destroying government property, her lawyer said.

A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.

Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticised U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.

Bahraini authorities released Shiite rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja from prison on Wednesday after she served a two-month jail term for destroying government property, her lawyer said.