Bahrain extends detention of tweeting activist
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Bahrain extends detention of tweeting activist

Manama : Bahrain | May 13, 2012 at 4:06 AM PDT
Source: NOW Lebanon
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Bahrain has extended the detention of rights activist Nabeel Rajab for participating in a January anti-government rally, his lawyer said on Sunday, after he was arrested over tweets deemed insulting to the government. Rajab was detained earlier this month for releasing tweets deemed insulting... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon
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An anti-government protester sits on side pavement and tweets in the local souq (traditional shopping area) during an anti-government protest held by Bahrain Human Rights Activist, Nabeel Rajab in support of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, in capital Manama
An anti-government protester sits on side pavement and tweets in the local souq (traditional shopping area) during an anti-government protest held by Bahrain Human Rights Activist, Nabeel Rajab in support of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, in capital Manama
 
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