Rights Group Lashes Out at Manama for Opposing Activist's Entry into Bahrain

Prominent Bahraini activist, Maryam Al-Khawaja is the daughter of jailed activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.

According to a report by Al-Wifaq website, an Arab human rights society, in a statement, condemned growing human rights violation in Bahrain.

The group also condemned Al Khalifa violent acts against human rights activists.

The regime's decision to bar the entry of Maryam al-Khawaja into Bahrain is the continuation of the suppressive policies pursued against the Bahraini activists and is in line with regime's efforts to silence the freedom-seeking voices, the statement says.

Maryam al-Khawaja, a prominent Bahraini rights activist has been barred from a flight to the Persian Gulf kingdom after a request from government authorities.

A British Airways spokesman told AP that Maryam al-Khawaja had been stopped from boarding a direct London-to-Bahrain flight Friday.

The spokesman said the airline barred her as "we are required to comply with requests from individual government authorities."

Meantime, anti-government rallies have been organized for August 14.