Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Stage Rally Calling For Release Of Jailed Activists

Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of a banner calling for freedom for jailed rights activists Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, center, Nabeel Rajab, right, and Zainab al-Khawaja left, during a rally outside the Rajab home in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. A court session is scheduled for Tuesday in Rajab’s appeal of a three-year sentence handed down for calling for and participating in unauthorized demonstrations.

A Bahraini anti-government protester holds the image of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, during a rally outside Rajab’s home in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Arabic on the poster reads, “we are all for Nabeel Rajab, Free Nabeel Rajab.” <AP Photo/Hasan Jamali>