Bahraini human rights activist Zainab Alkhawaja has fled Bahrain amid warnings she could be arrested for a 12th time. Alkhawaja was released in May after two months imprisoned with her infant son. She has fled to Denmark, telling The New York Times Bahraini officials had warned the Danish Embassy she could be rearrested within months and separated from her son. Bahrain is a close U.S. ally, home to the Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
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