DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has arrested a prominent human rights activist and critic of the country’s ruling family, the ministry of interior and an activist said on Sunday, as the authorities cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Police arrested Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), when he returned from Beirut on Saturday evening, Sayed Yousif Almuhafda, a member of the BCHR told Reuters. “The police arrested him near the plane’s door. They said they had an arrest warrant from the public prosecutions office … …
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