Bahrain: Rajab released after four years in jail
Issue 1105
- 19 Jun 2020
| 1 minute read
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights president Nabeel Rajab was released on 9 June in a surprise move after four years in detention. He will serve the rest of his sentence by working in the social affairs department of the Capital governorate – he started there on 14 June – under a 2017 law that allows custodial sentences to be replaced with alternative punishments.
Don't have an account?
Register for access to our free content
An account also allows you to view selected free articles and set up news alerts.
Register