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Bahrain’s High Criminal Second Court of Appeal upholds sentence against leading rights defender Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja after his defence withdraws
5 January 2022 – Today, the legal defence of Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja withdrew from trial proceedings after being instructed by Al-Khawaja to do so should Bahraini