The Spokesman of the US State Department, Mark Toner, said in yesterday’s ( 6 September) Press Briefing that the United States is “very concerned” about Nabeel Rajab’s ongoing detention and about the new charges filed against him. He further stated that the US Government calls on the Government of Bahrain “to release him immediately”.
Read the transcription of the press briefing here on the State Department’s webpage or watch the piece here via twitter.