Zainab al-Khawaja flees Bahrain
Lesson Brief
Deutsche Welle
On June 11, Deutsche Welle reported that Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja is leaving Bahrain following her release from prison because she has been receiving threats of detention. Zainab is fleeing to Denmark, where she also holds citizenship and was initially released after international outrage over her arrest. She had originally been arrested for tearing a picture of Bahrain's king in March 2016.