Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld on Tuesday (June 5, 2018) a five-year jail sentence against president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, in a case related to posting tweets in which he criticized Saudi-led coalition on Yemen and torture in Jaw Prison.

A Bahraini appeals court on Tuesday upheld a five-year jail sentence in a case against high-profile activist Nabeel Rajab linked to social media, a rights group and family member said.

The High Criminal Appeals Court adjourned the appeal submitted by Nabeel Rajab, President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, on his 5-year jail term verdict, over criticizing war on Yemen, until June 5 for sentencing.

International organizations said that an Irish lawyer they sent to observe the trial hearing of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab issued a report in which she said that the judicial measures in his trial were unjust and that they violate Bahrain’s Constitution and international conventions on human rights.

A Court of Appeals adjourned the trial session of the Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab until May 20, for final pleading.

Human Rights activist Nabeel Rajab Said that he is serving a prison term without knowing the reasons behind the sentence raised against him.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said on Thursday (April 19, 2018) that the center’s president Nabeel Rajab is banned from drinking water since 24 hours.

Adam Rajab, human rights activist Nabeel Rajab’s son, said Bahraini authorities have declined allowing his father to undergo surgery despite his stay in hospital.

The United States called for the immediate release of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, in its latest statement on his recent prison sentence.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), said in a joint statement that the verdict issued against prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is “surrealistic”, and that it came after a trial that was by itself a mockery of justice.

The Bahraini Embassy in London said the two cases in which Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to prison “do not relate to political views or political expression”.

The United States Mission to the United Nations said that Washington is disappointed by Bahrain's decision to sentence human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.

Amnesty International said the new sentencing of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison for peacefully expressing his opinions online illustrates the Bahraini authorities’ utter contempt for freedom of expression.

Government of Germany said it’s deeply concerned about sentencing of Bahrain human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, appealing to Bahrain “to fulfill its obligations to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

Human Rights Watch condemned the court ruling issued against prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab sentencing him to an additional five years in prison.

European Union called for release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, commenting on new Bahraini court ruling sentencing him to additional five five years in prison.

UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt expressed his concern about the recent sentence issued against Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab.

A prominent Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticizing Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.

A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison over tweets alleging prison torture in his country and misconduct in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, despite wide international criticism of his trial.

High-profile Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to a further five years in jail on Wednesday over tweets critical of the war in Yemen, a judicial source and human rights groups said.