Bahrain charges activist with ‘terrorism’

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Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government’s treatment of women, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Ebtisam al-Saegh was accused of “using human rights work as a cover” to communicate with the Geneva-based Al Karama foundation, and of undermining Bahrain’s “status abroad”, Amnesty reported.

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