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He was told they installed cameras at his beach house. They videotaped intimacy with his wife. The tape would be aired publicly unless his human rights work stopped.
In January 2011, he was defending opposition activists. He led a "distinguished protest movement inside the court when he withdrew from (proceedings) for lack of fair trial basis." Forty-five other lawyers followed him. His action highlighted problems in Bahrain's judicial system.
He wouldn't be intimidated. He continued his human rights work. During a March 2011 protest, he spoke publicly. He denounced Bahrain's human rights record. In April last year, he was again threatened. He kept expressing opinions openly.
As a result, he was arrested, detained, held incommunicado, isolated, tortured, and conditionally released on bail after nearly four months confinement.
Proceedings against him continue. On June 26, another hearing is scheduled. Items confiscated last year haven't been returned. Bahrain's National Security Intelligence closely monitors his telephone and other communications.
After participating in Geneva's UPR process last month, he got threatening text messages. They warned against involvement in follow-up Bahrain National Democratic Action Society (BNDAS) discussions weeks later. When intimidation didn't deter him, a Bahrain Forum government web site played the intimate video.
It was instrumental in inciting sectarian violence and conducting defamation campaigns against anti-regime opponents and activists.
Previously, the government targeted human rights supporters and other activists similar ways. Their privacy was violated. They were threatened and blackmailed.
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