Bahraini Activist Jailed for Ripping Picture of King
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On December 4, BBC Arabic reported that female Bahraini activist Zainab Khawajah was sentenced to three years in prison by a Bahraini court. Her crime was tearing up a picture of the king of the country. In Bahrain, on paper a constitutional monarchy, insulting the king is a crime punishable up to 7 years in prison.