Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is a prominent member of Bahraini civil society and well known human rights activist in the gulf. Since 1980, Abdulhadi and his family have faced systematic harassment and intimidation from the government of Bahraini for his human rights work. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is currently serving a life in prison sentence. He was sentenced on this day, 12 years ago.
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Bahrain: Chronology of the persecution of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
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