Court denies request to free #Bahrain's top activst
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A Bahraini court refused Monday to free prominent activist #Nabeel_Rajab saying he was not eligible for early release from jail where he is serving a two-year sentence, a judicial source said. Rajab was arrested in the wake of the Gulf #monarchy's crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents in 2011 and jailed for taking part in “unauthorized” protests. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to two years from an initial three and according lawyers and right groups he had been eligible for early release late last month. read more