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AP: Police Detain Bahrain Activist, Her 1-Year-Old Son
2016-03-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini police detained a political activist and her year-old son on Monday in an operation that came on the fifth anniversary of Saudi and Emirati soldiers putting down Arab Spring-inspired protests in the tiny island kingdom.
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Reuters: Bahraini Activist Begins Jail Term for Ripping up Photo of King
2016-03-16
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja has begun a two-month prison sentence for tearing up a photo of the king, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Amnesty Int'l Urges Bahrain to Immediately Release Prisoner of Conscience Zainab Al-Khawaja
2016-03-15
Amnesty International called on the Bahraini authorities to immediately release human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja who was arrested on Monday (March 14, 2016), along with her baby son Abdulhadi.
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Bahrain: Activist Zainab Al-Khawaja along with Baby Son Abdulhadi
2016-03-15
The Bahraini authorities arrested activist Zainab Al-Khawaja along with her one-year old baby son Abdulhadi, after regime forces raided her home on Monday (March 14, 2016).
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Appeals Court Upholds 9-Month Jail Term against Zainab Al-Khawaja over Entering Jaw Prison without Permission
2016-02-04
Bahrain's Second High Criminal Appeals Court upheld, in absentia, a verdict sentencing human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja to 9 months in prison over insulting police officers and entering the reform and rehabilitation center without permission.
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Al-Hurra News Names Bahraini Activist Zainab Al-Khawaja “Most Gulf Influential Woman”
2016-01-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Al-Hurra News announced on its website that the Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was given the title of the “most Gulf influential woman” of 2015 in a survey undertaken by the news website last week.
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Amnesty Int’l Urges Bahrain to Quash Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Convictions
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International urged the Bahraini authorities to quash human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja’s prison sentences, after the appeals court dropped her right to appeal.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Loses Right to “Appeal”..Court Upholds 1 Year & 4-Month Prison Term
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Second High Criminal Court adjudicated that the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja has lost her right to appeal, since she did not attend the trial hearings.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Appeal Adjourned over Charges of Entering Jaw Prison & Insulting Policemen
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s second high criminal court adjourned the appeals of the verdict issued against activist Zainab Al-Khawaja until February 2, 2016. Al-Khawaja is sentenced to 9 months in prison over insulting and attacking policemen and entering the reform and rehabilitation center without permission.
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Bahraini Court of Appeals to Issue Verdict in Cases Brought against Zainab Al-Khawaja on October 21
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of appeals decided on Sunday (September 13, 2015) to adjourn issuing its verdict in four cases brought against opposition activist Zainab Al-Khawaja until October 21, 2015.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Sentenced to 9 More Months... and Nick Kristof Asks: Will the US Protest?
2015-06-04
Bahrain Mirror: Journalist Nicholas Kristof tweets: “Will the US peep a protest?”after Bahraini court extended Zainab Al-Khawaja’s jail sentence to nine additional months over the charge of entering a restricted area (Jaw Central Prison) and insulting a public official.