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West urged to act in Bahrain

DUBAI: Bahrain should immediately release two “unjustly imprisoned” regime opponents, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, urging the kingdom’s allies London and Washington to intervene on their behalf.Ibrahim Sharif, a Sunni activist who spent four years in jail over his involvement in 2011 anti-government protests, has been on trial since

By our correspondents
October 09, 2015
DUBAI: Bahrain should immediately release two “unjustly imprisoned” regime opponents, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, urging the kingdom’s allies London and Washington to intervene on their behalf.
Ibrahim Sharif, a Sunni activist who spent four years in jail over his involvement in 2011 anti-government protests, has been on trial since August for “promoting political change through forceful means”.