Amy Goodman
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Freed Bahraini Activist Zainab Alkhawaja On Her Year In Prison, Continued Detention of Her Father
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February 28, 2014
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9:48Now PlayingWe go to Bahrain to speak with human rights activist Zainab Alkhawaja, just after she was released from prison by the Bahraini government. "One year in prison is nothing," Alkhawaja says of her time behind bars. "Because it's nothing compared to what we're willing to sacrifice for our goals, for democracy in our country." On March 3, she could be sent back to prison after appearing in court to face charges of damaging police property, defacing a picture of the king and insulting a police officer. Her father, longtime activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, remains behind imprisoned, serving a life sentence. Bahrain is a U.S.backed monarchy that is home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which is responsible for all naval forces in the Gulf. Alkhawaja's release came on the heels of rallies marking the third anniversary of the prodemocracy protests that began on Feb. 14, 2011.
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