Bahrain will release political prisoners \u2018only if pressured by US and UK\u2019
\n30 Novmber, 2013 – TV-Novosti<\/p>\n
The most well-known political prisoner in Bahrain, Nabeel Rajab, has become legally eligible for release, but remains behind bars. Bahrain Watch\u2019s, Bill Marczak, believes the activist is unlikely to be freed unless the US and the UK insist.<\/p>\n
As of November 29, Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini human rights activist, served three quarters of his 2-year prison term, which means he may be released. He was detained in July 2012 for taking part in an anti-government protest.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International has called for Rajab\u2019s immediate release.<\/p>\n
\u201cA failure to release Nabeel Rajab on Friday would make it crystal clear that his imprisonment is not about justice or the law but about silencing him,\u201d said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, the watchdog\u2019s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director.<\/p>\n
Bahrain Watch sees the release of political prisoners as something that would help the country move toward solving its political crisis. However, Bill Marczak, a founding member of the organization, told RT that Bahrain could only be pressured into doing so by its Western allies.<\/p>\n
This comes as a group of British and American rights lawyers, gathered by Bahrain Watch, are taking legal action to prevent a South Korean firm from supplying the Bahraini authorities with over 1.6 million rounds of tear gas. …more<\/a><\/p>\n