Bahrain releases brother of jailed human rights advocate
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Version 0 of 1. MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini authorities have released Salah al-Khawaja, the brother of human rights advocate Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, after five years in jail in a case related to Bahrain’s uprising in 2011. The al-Khawaja family posted a photo on Twitter Saturday of Salah in a car with family members. The family said they had received a call telling them to pick Salah up in the morning. The Bahraini government has not released any statement on the issue. Salah is not a prominent political figure or activist, but he comes from a highly political family. His brother Abdulhadi is serving a life sentence for his activism and his niece Zainab was detained last week and faces up to three years in prison on multiple charges. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |