Bahrain Mirror: The Public Prosecution accused on Wednesday (September 20, 2017) Sayed Sharaf Al-Mosawi, the chairman of the Bahrain Transparency Society, of assembly and informed him he is banned from traveling.

Activist said that the prosecution accused Al-Mosawi of assembling in Diraz to justify the travel ban imposed on him.

The authorities in Bahrain penalize activists with travel bans, so they would not be able to participate in international events, especially the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions held in Geneva.

During the opening of the UNHRC 36th session on Monday (September 11, 2017), the High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Al Hussein criticized the Bahraini authorities' severe restrictions imposed on civil society and political activism through arrests, intimidation and travel bans.

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