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August 25, 2017

Rights Groups Call for Release of Bahraini Activist Ebtisam al-Saegh
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In Bahrain, human rights groups are calling for the release of jailed
political activist Ebtisam al-Saegh, saying she's been beaten and
sexually assaulted since her arrest on trumped-up terrorism charges last
May. Amnesty International calls al-Saegh a prominent human rights
advocate whose only crime is speaking out against abuses in Bahrain. The
Gulf nation is a close U.S. ally, home to the Navy's Fifth Fleet.


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