• F1 says it is making ongoing enquiries in Bahrain
Formula One chiefs have admitted for the first time that they are “concerned” that an activist who protested against the Bahrain Grand Prix on Facebook was jailed for three years by the country’s authorities.
F1 has traditionally been reluctant to intervene on politics and human rights cases but has made a rare exception in the case of Najah Yusuf, who claims she was beaten, sexually abused and imprisoned following a series of posts in April 2017 that were critical of the race and the regime.
Written by Exclusive by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/14/f1-woman-jailed-bahrain-grand-prix-protests under the title “F1 finally admits concern over woman jailed for Bahrain Grand Prix protests”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
