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Bahrain Crackdown: Nabeel Rajab Undergoes Surgery, Family Denied Visit

Bahrain Crackdown: Nabeel Rajab Undergoes Surgery, Family Denied Visit
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Imprisoned Bahraini rights activist and defender Nabeel Rajab had undergone surgery for bleeding ulcers, his family said Wednesday.

Bahrain Crackdown: Nabeel Rajab Undergoes Surgery, Family Denied Visit

Loved ones of Rajab said that he was taken to a military hospital for the surgery and that they were denied access to see him. They said Rajab has been held in solitary confinement for 10 months.

The Bahraini regime did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Rajab was arrested in June over a series of messages posted to his Twitter account about the ongoing Saudi-led war in Yemen, as well as allegations of torture by authorities at a local prison. He also faces charges for an article he wrote for The New York Times while he was imprisoned.

His trial comes amid a crackdown on dissent in Bahrain.

Source: WP, Edited by website team

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