Bahrain's Nabeel Rajab Appeal Hearing Postponed until November 8

Rasa - Nabeel Rajab’s appeal hearing was postponed until November 8, when the defense and prosecution are going to be expected to present their closing arguments.

News ID: 433414

Date: 26 October 2017 - 17:40

RNA - This is the second such postponement in the appeal process against the prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner, who is challenging a 2-year prison sentence, Lua Lua TV reported.

Rajab was convicted of “spreading false news” in July for discussing Manama’s rights violations with foreign journalists.

He faces an additional 15 years in prison over a range of other charges including those related to tweets criticizing the bombardment of Yemen and Manama’s use of torture.

Rajab is a leading figure in Bahrain's ongoing pro-democracy uprising, the movement that has been met with harsh crackdown by the authorities.

In the latest development, Bahraini authorities continued their security campaign across the country withj at least 5 citizens being arrested within the last 48 hours.

According to activists, the authorities arrested youth Ali Abdulilah from Manama after raiding his house. Meanwhile, another raid carried out on of Al-Malikiya houses led to the arrest of youth Mahmoud Abdula'al, Bahrain Mirror reported.

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