Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja has been sentenced to three years in prison for tearing up a picture of the king by a court in Bahrain. Judges gave her the option to pay a fine to avoid jail time until her appeal.
Human rights organisations have condemned the jailing of al-Khawaja, with Amnesty International saying they would consider her to be a "prisoner of conscience", if jailed.
"Tearing up a photo of the head of state should not be a criminal offence," Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Said Boumedouha said.
"Amnesty International is calling for this and all of Zainab Al-Khawaja's other convictions to be quashed and all outstanding charges to be dropped."
Al-Khawaja was only released in February after spending nearly a year behind bars for participating in an "illegal gathering and insulting police".
Earlier this week, her younger sister Maryam was sentenced to one year in absentia for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Their father Abdulhadi is currently serving a life sentence for his role in anti-government protests in 2011.
Shia-majority Bahrain is ruled by a Sunni king, whose regime stands accused of severe violations of humanitarian law.
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