Bahrain: Further information: Bahraini men sentenced for tweets

رقم الوثيقة: MDE 11/071/2012
تاريخ النشر: 19 ديسمبر 2012
التصنيفات: البحرين

A Bahraini man had his six-month prison sentence upheld on appeal, while three others are serving four-month prison sentences, all for allegedly insulting the King of Bahrain in messages posted on their Twitter accounts. They are considered prisoners of conscience.