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British-Bahraini family protest at Embassy over relative’s imprisonment
Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei and his family protest outside the Bahraini embassy in London today [@SAlwadaei]

THE family of a political prisoner in Bahrain have rallied outside the Gulf country’s embassy in London to demand her release.

Hajer Mansoor Hassan spent her 51st birthday behind bars today amid growing concerns about her health.

 

Today makes three birthdays behind bars for Hajer Mansoor, on absurd fake charges, to punish her son-in-law for his human rights work. #FreeHajer #Bahrain @SAlwadaei pic.twitter.com/3nAzeghrYD

— Index on Censorship (@IndexCensorship) April 9, 2019
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