Bahrain: Prominent activist arrested in Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab

Index Number: MDE 11/029/2012
Date Published: 8 May 2012
Categories: Bahrain

Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested on 5 May at Bahrain International Airport in relation to tweets he posted. He has been charged with “insulting a national institution” and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.