Bahrain activist charged after letter in New York Times
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A Bahraini watchdog says the country's leading activist, Nabeel Rajab, has been charged with publishing "false news and statements and malicious rumors that undermine the prestige of the kingdom," a day after his letter appeared in The New York Times.
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy reported the charges on Monday.
Rajab's "Letter from a Bahraini Jail" was published on Sunday in which he accuses Bahrain of subjecting "its people to imprisonment, torture and even death for daring to desire democracy."
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Rajab has been detained since mid-June over his criticism of Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and the condition of detainees at Bahrain's Jaw prison.
The state-run Bahrain News Agency reported the charges but said "the accused" denied any relation with what was published under his name during interrogation.