DUBAI (Reuters) - A court in Bahrain has ordered the release of a prominent activist, the state news agency BNA said on Tuesday, citing the well-being of Zainab al-Khawaja's one-year old son who lived in the prison with her.
Khawaja began serving five sentences totalling over three years in March. The charges related to insulting Bahrain's king, according to her lawyer.
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