Nabeel Rajab jailed for three months


Issue 928 - 20 Jul 2012 | 1 minute read

Rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been jailed for three months, after being convicted of insulting people from Muharraq on Twitter. The state news agency said Rajab appeared before the public prosecution on 9 July.

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