A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday to press for the release of her father, even as she faces imprisonment herself
It remains unclear what will happen to Maryam al-Khawaja if she arrives in Bahrain. She faces a variety of charges still on the island, including what she described as unclear terrorism charges that could carry a life sentence.
Bahrain, considered by the U.S. to be a major non-NATO ally, hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet, which patrols the region’s waterways and often hasThe new U.S.-Bahrain agreement, which was reached without going to Congress and becoming a formal treaty, calls for the two countries to meet and plan responses to “any external aggression or threat of external aggression.” Bahrain long has had tense relations with Iran, which even under the shah sought to claim the island.
But human rights issues remain just under the surface. On Thursday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller acknowledged Blinken brought up al-Khawaja’s case and others in his meeting with Prince Salman.
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