Prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday after criticizing the country's security forces on Twitter.
Rajab was arrested in October for tweeting that Bahrain's security organizations are "ideological incubators" for those who join terrorist groups.
Rajab sent a tweet about the sentence from his official account and explained that in order to stay out of jail, he would be required to pay 200 Bahraini Dinars (about $530). The conviction carried a sentence of up to six years. Read more...
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