Riffa, Bahrain I write this from a Bahraini jail cell where I have been detained, largely in isolation, since the beginning of summer. My close colleague Abdulhadi al-Khawaja was tortured and sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for his human rights work. The authorities even added a third charge of “insulting a neighboring country,” meaning Saudi Arabia. I would like to ask Mr. Kerry now: Is this the kind of ally America wants? Recent American statements on Bahrain’s human rights problems have been strong, and that is good.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 15:45 UTC