Opposition activist Zainab al kjawaja and her 17 old month son were released after being arrested and imprisoned in march. She was arrested for ripping up a photo of the king Hamad, and choose to be jailed with her son, who was with her during the time of arrest. The decision to releases was announced during a press conference with the Bahrain foreign minister and Secretary of State John Kerry. The grounds fore there realase was based on humanitarian reasons according to the Bahrian foreign ministry. Brian Dooley of Washing Human Rights First said in a statement" while
"they are out of rather than in prison, this is no major breakthrough for human rights, (and) no indicator of fundamental reform”.
Thomas Baggot
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/31/bahrain-releases-activist-zainab-al-khawaja
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