Bahrain: Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Sentenced for Tweets by the Bahraini Authorities

On Tuesday 20 January, Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. He will appeal this decision on February 11, 2015. But, in the meantime, he was demanded to pay a bail sum of 200BD in order to avoid detention before a decision is made on his appeal. Below is coverage of the case by the media, NGOs and response from the international community.

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Coverage by Media, NGOs and the International Community’s Response and Statements

Media Association	Date	Link to Coverage
World Organization Against Torture	16.03.2015	Bahrain: Ongoing Judicial Harassment of Mr. Nabeel Rajab
INDEX	15.03.2015	Bahrain: Rights Defender's Appeal Hearing Postponed
Global Voices	14.03.2015	Bahrain's Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Faces Prison for ISIS Tweets
FIDH	06.03.2015	Ongoing Judicial Harassment of Mr. Nabeel Rajab
FIDH	02.03.2015	Bahrain: Summoning of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR)
INDEX	27.02.2015	Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab summoned by police and fear new arrest
Press TV	27.02.2015	Bahraini police summons rights activist Nabeel Rajab
Reuters (Canada)	11.02.2015	Bahrain puts off rights activist's appeal hearing to March 4
Gulf Times	11.02.2015	Bahraini activist's appeal postponed
FIDH	02.02.2015	100 MEPs call for dropping the charges against Nabeel Rajab
RT TV (RUS)	23.01.2015	Nabeel Rajab: We may criticize RT, but we should respect their freedom of expression
Fairplanent (GER)	22.01.2015	BAHRAIN SHOWS ITS DISDAIN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Rafto	22.01.2015	“A Clear Violation of Nabeel Rajab’s Right to Freedom of Expression”
United States	22.01.2015	U.S. 'disappointed' by Bahrain's sentencing of democracy activist
United States	22 .01.2015	Daily Press Briefing
Gulf times	21.01.2015	Bahrain activist gets jail term over tweets
Euro News	21.01.2015	Bahrain court sentences prominent rights activist to six months in jail
L’orient LE JOUR (FR)	21.01.2015	15 ans de prison pour 3 personnes accusées d'avoir mené une attaque - L'Orient-Le Jour
DW (GER)	21.01.2015	Bahrain, die Menschenrechte und der "Islamische Staat"
Euronews (GER)	21.01.2015	Bahrain: Menschenrechtler Radschab zu Haftstrafe verurteilt
BBC News	20.01.2015	Nabeel Rajab: Bahrain’s Activist Sentenced for Tweets
International Business Tines	20.01.2015	Bahrain Activist Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for a Tweet
Middle East Eye	20.01.2015	Bahraini human rights activist sentenced to six months over tweets
The Times of Israel	20.01.2015	Bahrain activist gets 6 months in jail over tweets
Fox News	20.01.2015	Bahrain activist Rajab jailed for 6 months over tweets, but can remain free pending appeal
Reuters	20.01.2015	Bahrain sentences rights activist to six months in jail
The Huffington Post	20.01.2015	Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights activist, jailed for tweet
UPI	20.01.2015	6-month prison sentence for activist’s tweets in Bahrain
Blouin News	20.01.2015	Bahrain human rights activist sentenced for a tweet
RT News	20.01.2015	Bahrain sentences leading activist Nabeel Rajab for tweet
Press TV	20.01.2015	Bahrain Shia activist sentenced to 6 months in jail for tweets
Le Monde (FR)	20.01.2015	un militant des droits de l'homme condamné à la prison pour des tweets
L’Express (FR)	20.01.2015	un célèbre militant chiite condamné à la prison pour des tweets
Itele (FR)	20.01.2015	Nabil Rajab, célèbre militant des droits de l'Homme, condamné à 6 mois de prison
RTL info (FR)	20.01.2015	un célèbre militant chiite condamné à la prison pour des tweets - RTL Info
Numerama (FR)	20.01.2015	6 mois de prison pour un tweet au Bahreïn. Mais que peut-on dire maintenant ?
France24 (FR)	20.01.2015	Bahrain sentences Shiite activist to jail over tweets
DW (GER)	20.01.2015	Sechs Monate Haft für einen Tweet
TT (GER)	20.01.2015	Bahrain verurteilte schiitischen Aktivisten zu sechs Monaten Haft
Rtl (GER)	20.01.2015	Bahrein: Sechs Monate Haft für Menschenrechtsaktivist
Amnesty International	20.01.2015	Bahrain: Six Months Sentence for Nabeel Rajab Blow to Freedom of Expression
Index on Censorship	20.01.2015	Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Sentenced for a Tweet
Human Rights Watch	16.01.2015	Bahrain: Drop Twitter Charges Against Rights Advocate
World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)	16.01.2015	Bahrain: Press Release: Court Should Drop Spurious Charges Against Nabeel Rajab on 20 January
Index on Censorship	15.01.2014	Tell Bahrain to Drop Charges Against Activist over Tweet, Demand Human Rights Organizations

Bahrain: Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Sentenced for Tweets by the Bahraini Authorities

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