Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International urged people to contact the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Bahraini Interior Minister and the Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry, by writing a letter, sending an email, call, fax or tweet, calling on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Taha al-Dirazi "as he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of assembly."

The human rights organization also called for urging them to uphold the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association, and repeal or amend laws that criminalize the peaceful exercise of these rights, including Article 216 of the Penal Code.

On 24 May, the Bahraini Court of Appeal halved the prison sentence of Dr. Taha al-Dirazi from six to three months. He was immediately arrested to begin serving the sentence. Dr Taha al-Dirazi was convicted of "illegal gathering" for participating in a peaceful protest in Duraz village on 19 July 2016.

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