On Saturday 24 May 2014, Nabeel Rajab, was released from jail, after having served his full jail term. He had been sentenced in December 2012 to two years in prison for "calling for illegal gatherings" by the Manama Court of Appeals. At its 66th session in June 2013, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention characterised his detention as arbitrary.
Many people are still in prison in Bahrain for having exercised their right to freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, or for peaceful assembly. Despite repeated promises, the Bahraini authorities have not implemented the recommendations dating back to November 2011 from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) mandated by the King of Bahrain.