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In late April, he was questioned about "insulting the statutory bodies." Expect more charges to follow. The Al Khalifa dictatorship wants rid of him. Perhaps now they intend a final blow.
Justice in Bahrain is prohibited. State terror is policy. Activists for change are targeted, arrested, tortured, and imprisoned after kangaroo judicial proceedings. Rajab faced it earlier. He's threatened again now.
Rajab's Background
For years, he courageously defended human rights. In secondary school, he explained two formative incidents, saying:
"Two events affected me most, one when a colleague dropped himself from second floor to escape under-covered police who stormed school.""The second incident was when a dear teacher was arrested. That is when my voice started to rise and become annoying. I was caught while writing apolitical human rights statements on school walls and was given the choice to either be submitted to police or to switch schools. I was the top student back then, but I choose to switch to Sheikh Abdul Aziz school."
During college, he focused largely on studies. Nonetheless, he challenged all forms of injustice. He later got involved in international campaigns.
From late 1994 - to early 2001, Bahrain experienced earlier uprisings. Rajab actively participated. In 1999, he and others co-founded the Bahrain Human Rights Society.
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