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US Ambassador to UN: Sentencing Ebrahim Sharif Blow to Freedom of Speech
2016-02-27 - 7:04 p
Bahrain Mirror: The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, urged the Bahraini authorities to release the opposition leader and former Secretary-General of Wa'ad Society, Ebrahim Sharif, describing his one-year jail term as unjust.
Samantha Power said on her personal Twitter account that "Ebrahim Sharif unjustly sentenced to prison again for one year is a blow to freedom of speech, calling on the authorities to release him."
#Bahrain oppo leader Ibrahim Sharif unjustly sentenced to prison again for 1yr. A blow to free speech; urge his rls pic.twitter.com/kdnW6AGfYs
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) February 25, 2016
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