Bahrain’s decision to file charges against Ebrahim Sharif underscores the country’s tactical spend of judicial harassment to suppress freedom of speech. Ebrahim Sharif,the former secretary-general of the secular opposition group National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad), was charged with “inciting racial hatred against the regime” under article 165 of Bahrain’s penal code. The alleged offenses […]The post Bahrain: Opposition figure faces charges for free speech appeared first on Index on Censorship.
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