Three Year Jail Sentence for “Unauthorized” Demonstrating

August 17, 2012

On August 16, 2012, Bahraini human rights right activist, Nabeel Rajab, was sentenced to three years in prison for instigating and participating in “unauthorized” demonstrations that called for democracy in Bahrain, many view this as a contradiction of the Western-backed Gulf state’s promises to uphold human rights following the 2011 Arab uprising.


Rajab is the president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that documents human rights abuses in Bahrain.

Adam Nabeel Rajab, a Bahraini activist, tweeted what Nabeel said in the courtroom:

"If I was sentenced for 3 months or 30 years, I would not stop what I am doing”.

 
 
"Nabeel Rajab was sentenced for three years in a trial that lacks all the international justice standards that Bahrain agreed with."
 
 
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Activists on Twitter highlighted the public’s anger following Rajab’s sentencing with pictures of protesters burning tires and closing highways.