The United Nations human rights office called on Bahrain on Friday to release activist Nabeel Rajab, saying that the upholding of his five-year jail sentence by the top court this week showed "continued suppression of government critics".

Release activist Nabeel Rajab: UN human rights body to Bahrain

Rajab's lawyer has said charges against him relate to anti-government tweets he allegedly published last year

Bahrain activist Nabeel Rajab's trial postponed till August while clamour for his release rises

Nabeel Rajab, detained in 2014 for tweets deemed insulting to the authorities, was sentenced to six months in jail but pardoned in 2015

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family

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Release activist Nabeel Rajab: UN human rights body to Bahrain

Bahrain activist Nabeel Rajab's trial postponed till August while clamour for his release rises

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family