Sunday, February 7, 2016

More Action Needed! - Bahrain: Photographer Re-Arrested, Sentence Upheld - URGENT ACTION before March 18, 2016

Amnesty International

      Ahmad Fardan had his three-month prison sentence upheld on 3 February by the Court of Appeals in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. He was sentenced on 17 February 2015 for “attempting to participate in a public gathering” in connection with a demonstration on 16 December 2013 in Abu Saiba’ village, west of Manama, which he had intended to cover as a photographer. The appeals court also ordered that all his electronic devices be confiscated including his computer, camera and camera lenses. He has been transferred from court to Jaw prison, south-eastern Bahrain to serve his prison sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience.

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