Brussels, 05/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 4 November, the EU welcomed the decision by a Bahraini court on Sunday to release human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab from custody. He had been in pre-trial detention since 1 October (see EUROPE 11168).
Catherine Ray, the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, stated that the EU would continue to monitor Rajab's case closely “until the next hearing scheduled for 20 January...