Lebanon: Permit Departure of Bahraini Opposition Leader

(Beirut) – Lebanon should reject Bahrain’s politically motivated arrest notice for Bahraini opposition leader Hassan Mushaima and allow him to return home, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanese authorities have retained Mushaima’s passport since his arrival in Beirut on February 22, 2011, reportedly on the basis of an Interpol notice filed by Bahrain.

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