STORY HIGHLIGHTSYousif al-Muhafda is accused of disseminating false information about clashesA prosecutor points to a photo that went up during a demonstration MondayThe activist’s attorney says he was observing the demonstration, not participatingHuman rights activists say his arrest is part of a growing crackdown on social media
(CNN) — Twitter posts about anti-government protests have landed a human rights activist in Bahrain behind bars.
Said Yousif al-Muhafda is accused of disseminating false information about clashes between security forces and protesters in the country’s capital, the state-run Bahrain News Agency said Thursday.
Al-Muhafda, the head of documentation for the Bahrain Center of Human Rights, was arrested Monday during a demonstration, attorney Mohamed Al-Jishi said.
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