Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Acquitted for ‘Insulting’ Tweets  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab's teenage son Adam tweets [ar]:
My father was found innocent of insulting the people of Muharraq after he spent two and a half months in prison
Rajab was handed a three-month prison sentence for tweets, which the court said insulted the inhabitants of Muharraq. The appeals court acquitted him today. Separately, Rajab is facing a three year jail sentence for taking part in anti-government protests.