In Bahrain, a leading pro-democracy activist has been sentenced to two months in prison for tearing up a picture of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Zainab Alkhawaja already spent a month behind bars earlier this year for taking part in the protests against the Bahraini monarchy. Her father, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, is a leading Bahraini activist who’s currently serving a life sentence. Bahrain is a key U.S. government ally in the Middle East, hosting the Navy’s Fifth Fleet. Zainab’s jailing came just as President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and spoke of the merits of free speech.