Free Fadhila Al Mubarak!
On 27 March 2011, Fadhila Al Mubarak was asked to pull over at a checkpoint because she had a CD with revolutionary songs playing in her car. She had her 9 year old son with her in the car at the time of the arrest. According to BCHR she was insulted, called names and cursed at.
No contact during detention
It took four days for Fadhila Al Mubarak’s family to find out in which police station she was held in custody. She was detained for about one month and during the period of her detention, her family was not allowed to visit her nor talk to her over the phone. When family members tried to appoint her a lawyer, the request was rejected by the military court. …more
