CODEPINK Witness Bahrain – Medea Benjamin arrested in Bahrain

CODEPINK Medea Benjamin arrested in Bahrain
17 February, 2012 – PressTV

Medea Benjamin, activist and cofounder of both CODEPINK and Global Exchange is arrested Fridayin Bahrain according to @codepink’s latest tweet.

Medea Benjamin’s arrest comes after a series of recent arrests in Bahrain. Six U.S. citizens were arrested on February 14th, the anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising in Bahrain. No information on how and where she was arrested and transferred is yet available.

Benjamin has been an advocate for social justice for more than 30 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and called “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, she has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement.

In 2005 she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. In 2010 she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.

Medea Benjamin is a known guest in the U.S. Desk and is frequently featured in interviews and opinion pieces here at Press TV. …source