Bahraini activist ‘Angry Arabiya’ arrested

December 17, 2011 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography

A police officer drags Zaynab al-Khawaja after handcuffing her when she refused to leave after a sit-in. (HAMAD I MOHAMMED - REUTERS)   

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Zaynab al-Khawaja, 28, widely known as "Angry Arabiya" for her outspoken tweets on human rights abuses, has been arrested in Bahrain. Photos and a video show Khawaja, who is the daughter of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, being disciplined and then handcuffed by police.


Full story here via The Washington Post.
 

 

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