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Top Bahrain rights activist sentenced to five years in prison - lawyer

DUBAI (Reuters) - Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted over critical comments he made on Twitter about the government, his lawyer and activists said.


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