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That's why you see most of the human rights defenders today behind bars,\" said Rajab in 2015. \u003cbr/\u003e              He is now living proof of that. \u003cbr/\u003e              Activists at a recent news conference had already signposted their concern for Rajab's wellbeing. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have reasons to believe that his health conditions are not treated in an adequate way. So our sources, credible information sources, reveal that Nabeel safety is at risk and we fear for his life,\" said Dimitris Christopoulos, president of FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) at the end of January. \u003cbr/\u003e              Western diplomats were on hand for Rajab's trial Wednesday in Manama, Bahrain's capital.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bahraini officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. \u003cbr/\u003e              Bahrain's constitution guarantees its citizens freedom of speech. \u003cbr/\u003e              However, Rajab was prosecuted under laws making it illegal to offend a foreign country, spread rumours at wartime or \"insult\" a government agency.\u003cbr/\u003e              Rajab's legal problems began after Bahrain quashed 2011 Arab Spring protests.\u003cbr/\u003e              In August 2012, Rajab was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly fomenting clashes between police and protesters. \u003cbr/\u003e              He was already serving a three-month sentence for posting anti-government comments on Twitter. \u003cbr/\u003e              He was released in May 2014 after serving two years, but was detained again over his comments on Twitter.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa pardoned Rajab in July 2015 over concerns about his health after the activist served some three months in prison. \u003cbr/\u003e              But Rajab was again arrested in June 2016.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bahrain, a nation only some 760 square kilometres (290 square miles) in size, is home to some 1.4 million people. \u003cbr/\u003e              About half are Bahraini citizens, the majority of them Shiite.\u003cbr/\u003e              The island has been ruled since 1783 by the Sunni Al Khalifa family. \u003cbr/\u003e              King Hamad, who took the throne in 1999, initially took steps to move the country from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional one. \u003cbr/\u003e              The first parliamentary elections since 1973 were held in 2002.\u003cbr/\u003e              However, its Shiite majority accused the government of treating them like second-class citizens. \u003cbr/\u003e              They joined pro-democracy activists in demanding more political freedoms in 2011 as Arab Spring protests swept the wider Middle East. \u003cbr/\u003e              Saudi and Emirati troops ultimately helped put down the demonstrations violently.\u003cbr/\u003e              Amid this recent crackdown, local Shiite militant groups have carried out several attacks on security forces. \u003cbr/\u003e              Independent news gathering in Bahrain has also grown more difficult, with the government refusing to accredit two Associated Press reporters and others while shutting down a prominent local independent newspaper.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Manama - 11 February 2015\u003cbr/\u003e              1. STILL of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab\u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Bani Jamra, Bahrain - 21 July 2015\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Close of Rajab with his canary perched on his finger\u003cbr/\u003e              3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nabeel Rajab, human rights activist:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We are working and living under very difficult, complicated circumstances. The government accepts no kind of criticism, no tolerance towards people opposing their policies. That's why you see most of the human rights defenders today behind bars. I was one who spent a few years behind bars. Now I'm maybe one of very few who remain outside the jail. The majority of them are either in jail or outside. So there is no room in Bahrain for human rights activists unfortunately.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Beirut - 25 January 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Various of people at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dimitris Christopoulos, president of FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights):\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have received alarming credible reports about the reliability of the medical care afforded to Rajab. And we have reasons to believe that his health conditions are not treated in an adequate way. So our sources, credible information sources, reveal that Nabeel's safety is at risk and we fear for his life.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Bani Jamra, Bahrain - 21 July 2015\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Silhouette of Rajab with his canary perched on his finger\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Saar, Bahrain - 5 April 2013\u003cbr/\u003e              7. STILL: Bahraini anti-government protester wears a mask with the image of Nabeel Rajab during a march in the northern village of Saar\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Bani Jamra, Bahrain - 10 December 2012\u003cbr/\u003e              8. 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