Nabeel Rajab

News Digest (Aug. 18, 2018): Omar al-Bashir’s nomination, Kleptocrats in DRC, Nabeel Rajab, Haitian Book Day…

This is our third Weekly News Digest of August, it is a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: Bashir’s nomination for a third term; Doctors threaten to strike in Sudan; Rainy season in Sudan; The Sentry reports on kleptocrats in...

Nabeel Rajab named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris

Jailed Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris a few days ago. We have already posted and tweeted about Rajab several times, a leading figure in pro-democracy protests that swept Bahrain in 2011. He is in jail for tweets condemning the use of...

Jailed Nabeel Rajab and Shawkan get their trial postponed

News from Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) are not very good, both trials have, once again, been postponed: تأجيل قضية تويتر نبيل رجب إلى ٢٧ سبتمبر Nabeel Rajab tweet case Trial...

Jailed Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab awaits his trial

 As you already know if you follow our actions, we support freedom of speech and we have been actively supporting imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (and his family and wife Ensaf Haidar). More than three years ago we posted a tweet asking our followers to sign the petition by Amnesty...

Imprisoned for a Tweet? Tell the Bahraini Government to Free Nabeel Rajab!

Nabeel Rajab, a prominent leader of Bahrain’s human rights movement, was convicted in August 2012 and is currently serving a two-year sentence. Earlier today, TakePart tweeted about Nabeel Rajab: Imprisoned for a TWEET? Unjust! Help us free @NABEELRAJAB by signing our petition here:...