Scores of prisoners were released from a notorious Bahrain prison on September 5 following a royal pardon of more than 450 inmates, including dissidents detained following a crackdown on Shiite-led protests from 2011. Videos shared on social media showed tearful reunions in a courtyard outside Jau prison, where black-clad women waited to spot their sons...

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