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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:29:47 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - After two years in hiding, Bahraini blogger escapes to UK]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/17/ali_abdelemam/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Abdulemam’s two years in hiding began shortly after the start of Bahrain’s political unrest in February 2011. He was sentenced in absentia to fifteen years in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the monarchy. He has now been granted asylum in the United Kingdom. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Britain not doing enough to press Bahrain on free expression issues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/16/free_expression/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It is well documented that Bahrain’s record on freedom of expression is deeply problematic, and the British government, one of Bahrain's major allies, is doing far too little to press the island country on freedom of expression issues and other human rights violations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/16/free_expression/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender Nabeel Rajab believed to be in solitary confinement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/solitary_confinement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After having witnessed the torture of young political prisoners at the hands of prison guards at Jaw prison, Nabeel Rajab requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visit him in prison so he can provide them with a testimony, but was soon after removed from his cell to an unknown location. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/solitary_confinement/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Detained activists in Bahrain allege torture]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/bahrain_detained_activists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since late April, 2013, in separate cases, security officials have allegedly tortured a prominent rights activist and a woman arrested for protesting the Formula 1 grand prix race in April. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/bahrain_detained_activists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender faces 60 days in detention]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/09/detention_and_torture/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain's Public Prosecutor charged human rights defender Naji Fateel with the alleged "establishment of a group in order to disable the provisions of the Constitution" and ordered his imprisonment for a period of 60 days pending investigation under the internationally criticized terrorism law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/09/detention_and_torture/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Arbitary arrest and detention of Bahraini rights defender Naji Fateel
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/07/arbitary_arrest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights defender, Naji Fateel, board member of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR), has been arrested without warrant by security men in civilian clothes at his home in the village of Bani-Jamra at dawn on 2 May 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 07:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/07/arbitary_arrest/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Press freedom in Bahrain in a dismal state]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/02/press_freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Violations against the freedom of the press in Bahrain are ongoing despite King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa’s pledge to uphold press freedom and reform.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/02/press_freedom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain cancels investigative visit of UN special rapporteur on torture]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/25/rapporteur_on_torture_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, said in a release that Bahraini officials claimed that his trip could potentially endanger the success of the country’s National Dialogue, which began earlier this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/25/rapporteur_on_torture_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Imprisoned Bahraini rights defender Nabeel Rajab denied adequate medical care]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/25/nabeel_rajab_health_deteriorating/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab is suffering from severe pain but is being denied medical attention in Bahrain's Jaw Prison where he is serving a two-year sentence for his activisim. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/25/nabeel_rajab_health_deteriorating/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Formula One race held in Bahrain amid severe government crackdown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/22/f1_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anti-government rallies were held across the nation during and around the Formula One event being held in Manama. The protests were met with increased violence from security forces prompting widespread arrests and a large number of injuries amongst protesters. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/22/f1_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - On eve of F1 race, campaign aims to draw attention to rights abuses in Bahrain ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/18/f1_race/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new campaign has been launched by Reporters Without Borders to draw international attention to the government policy of orchestrating disinformation about Bahrain’s street protests and the ensuing crackdown.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/18/f1_race/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain escalates crackdown on opposition ahead of F1 race]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/10/raids_and_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In advance of the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend of 19-21 April 2013, Bahraini authorities are carrying out home raids and arbitrarily detaining opposition protesters, particularly those who live in towns close by or next to the race track.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/10/raids_and_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini prosecution appeals rights defender's acquittal ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/04/rights_defender_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Bahraini prosecution has decided to appeal the court's decision to acquit human rights defender Said Yousif Al-Muhafdah of charges laid against him for publishing 'false news' on Twitter. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/04/04/rights_defender_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Protests supporting jailed rights defender suppressed in Bahrain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/26/rajab_week_of_action/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Protests have been held this week around the world to support jailed human rights defender Nabeel Rajab to mark the Global Week of Action which aims to draw attention to the ongoing injustice Rajab is being subjected to. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/26/rajab_week_of_action/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain's Zainab Al Khawaja and her father initiate dry hunger strike
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/25/zainab_on_hunger_strike/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahraini human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and his daughter Zainab Al Khawaja are on hunger strike in protest at being denied visits from their family. Zainab has been striking since 17 March 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/25/zainab_on_hunger_strike/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Don't forget Nabeel Rajab during global week of action]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/20/free_nabeel_campaign/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Help free Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab during the Global Week of Action 21-28 March 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/20/free_nabeel_campaign/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Is Bahrain serious about reform?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/19/reform_after_uprising/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite the ongoing repression, the Bahraini government seems to think it can persuade Western allies that a real reform process is under way.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/19/reform_after_uprising/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates - Gulf human rights defenders face reprisals for cooperating with UN]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/united_arab_emirates/2013/03/13/gulf_reprisals/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies reports on attacks carried out by the governments of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman against human rights defenders for cooperating with the UN. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/united_arab_emirates/2013/03/13/gulf_reprisals/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Women protesters in Bahrain face systematic rights violations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/08/international_womens_day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Women activists in Bahrain don't have much to celebrate on International Womens Day as reports of torture, harassment, and arrests keep filtering out of the island kingdom. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/08/international_womens_day/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini TV station disconnected from its audience]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/08/network_disruption/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Only four hours after Lualua TV, which is licensed in the United Kingdom, started operating from a warehouse in North West London in July 2011, its satellite signal experienced a disruption caused by an unknown third party - a process commonly known as "jamming".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/08/network_disruption/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender denied the right to a fair trial
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/07/said_yousif_almuhafdah/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A verdict is expected to be reach on 11 March 2013 regarding the case of Bahraini human rights defender Said Yousif Al-Muhafdah.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/07/said_yousif_almuhafdah/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini government at fault for polarisation of media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/06/polarised_media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The greatest culprit for the media divide in Bahrain is the government, which has sought to push its own narrative through a potent mix of intimidation, public relations campaigns, and reprisal against critical outlets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/06/polarised_media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Renewed detention of outspoken Bahraini activist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/04/zainab_renewed_detention/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Al-Khawaja was arrested after staging a one-person protest in front of Al Qudaibiya Palace in Manama on 27 February to demand the release of Mahmood Al-Jazeeri’s body who died due to a head injury during one of the anniversary protests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/04/zainab_renewed_detention/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - US joins 43 states in condemning human rights situation in Bahrain
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/01/un_calls_attention_to_repression/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fourty-four countries voiced concern with the Bahraini government’s imprisonment of persons exercising their right to free expression, and called on the government to uphold the right to freedom of assembly and freedom of association.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/03/01/un_calls_attention_to_repression/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Human Rights Watch visits Bahrain, witnesses no real reform
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/28/no_real_reform/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During a 5-day visit to Bahrain, Human Rights Watch met with several imprisoned political and human rights activists as well as officials and ministers in order to evaluate the country's human rights record. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/28/no_real_reform/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Death mars anniversary of Bahrain's uprising]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/14/anniversary_uprising/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As local and international rights organisations held events and activities surrounding the second anniversary of Bahrain's pro-democracy uprising, protests across the country were met with violence from the authorities resulting in the death of a teenage boy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/14/anniversary_uprising/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Tell the King of Bahrain free expression is not a crime!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/06/bahrain_petition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Over 500 organisations and individuals including 50 NGOs and media organisations from at least 55 countries around the world signed a petition calling for the release of jailed Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and journalists, some of whom have been sentenced to life in jail. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/06/bahrain_petition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini police officer accused of torture promoted to government position]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/05/police_impunity_torture/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has appointed police officer Bassam Al-Muraj, who has been accused of torture by local and international human rights organisations, to the position of general director of the anti-corruption, economic, and electronic security department at the General Directorate. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/02/05/police_impunity_torture/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Surveillance firms face formal complaints for complicity in abuses in Bahrain
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/02/04/surveillance_companies_abuses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights organisations have filed formal complaints with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development arguing that surveillance products and services provided by the firms Gamma International and Trovicor have facilitated multiple human rights abuses in Bahrain.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/02/04/surveillance_companies_abuses/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kuwait - Gulf rulers intensify repression against rising online activism

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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kuwait/2013/01/30/shared_oppression/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Apart from their geography and shared culture, what Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain have in common is aging authoritarian leadership coupled with a young, Internet-savvy populace: an obvious recipe for tension.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kuwait/2013/01/30/shared_oppression/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Protests escalate in Bahrain's capital, 43 arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/29/protesters_arrested_in_manama/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Bahraini anti-regime protesters took to the streets of Manama on 25 January 2013 and were met with excessive force despite the regime's announced plans for political dialogue involving members of the opposition. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/29/protesters_arrested_in_manama/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Renowned Bahraini photojournalist tortured during questioning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/21/photojournalist_tortured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahraini photojournalist Ahmed Humaidan, who was kidnapped and detained in late December 2012, was recently subjected to psychological torture while being interrogated and was forced to confess to a crime he claims he did not commit.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/21/photojournalist_tortured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - President Obama urged to help release Bahraini human rights defenders and activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/18/letter_to_obama/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a letter to the US President, 40 human rights organisations called for US support to release 13 Bahrainis, unjustly jailed by the Bahraini government, one of the strongest allies of the US in the region. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/18/letter_to_obama/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Unfair convictions upheld for Bahrain's opposition activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/08/activists_convictions_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain's highest court ruled to uphold the lengthy prison terms of 13 prominent pro-democracy activists in Bahrain. The Cassation Court confirmed the life sentences of 7 of the 13.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/08/activists_convictions_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini photographer kidnapped and detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/03/photographer_kidnapped_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ahmed Humaidan, a 25-year-old renowned and award-winning Bahraini photographer, has been kidnapped by 15 security officers and is currently in detention. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/01/03/photographer_kidnapped_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini protest violently disrupted, rights defender arrested

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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/18/bchr_official_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Said Yousif Al-Muhafdah, Acting Vice President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, has been arrested again for attending a peaceful protest to monitor and document the situation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/18/bchr_official_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja jailed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/17/bahrain_human_rights/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zainab Al-Khawaja was jailed for a week after staging a one-person protest outside Salmaniya hospital, demanding visitation rights for an injured citizen. She was then imprisoned for one month in a separate case, out of more than 13 cases against her. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/17/bahrain_human_rights/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender's jail sentence upheld]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/12/rajab_verdict_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab's three-year jail sentence, handed to him as a result of advocating peaceful demonstrations, was reduced to two years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/12/rajab_verdict_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - IFEX condemns verdict in Bahraini rights defender's case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/11/rajab_verdict_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to three years in prison in August 2012 for calling for and participating in peaceful gatherings on three occasions. On 11 December, his sentence was upheld but reduced to two years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/11/rajab_verdict_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Nine sentence reductions, one acquittal for Bahraini opposition members

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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/10/opposition_leaders_imprisoned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While some Bahraini opposition members' sentences have been reduced, approximately 200 Bahrainis involved with the Islamic Action Society are still in prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/10/opposition_leaders_imprisoned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Protests met with violence from Bahraini forces]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/04/protests_violent_response/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Demonstrators across the country protested the ongoing siege of the Bahraini village of Mahza and were met with tear gas, sound bombs, and shotgun bullets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/12/04/protests_violent_response/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - A year of broken promises: Bahrain violations continue
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/21/rights_violations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Almost a year after the Bahrain Independent Commision of Inquiry published a report on events in Bahrain in February and March 2011 and providing recommendations for the future, human rights violations continue, say local rights groups. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Jail for Bahraini journalists, impunity for police officer
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/14/journalist_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Bahraini woman journalist was convicted on charges of physically attacking two women doctors and government supporters in Manama in February.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini citizenship revoked for 31 activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/08/citizenship_revoked_activists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Bahraini authorities have, without due process, deprived 31 people of citizenship, leaving many of them stateless. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/08/citizenship_revoked_activists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Father of boy killed by Bahraini forces arrested at peaceful protest
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/05/father_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jawad Al-Shaikh, the father of a 14-year-old boy killed by Bahraini security forces in 2011, was arrested at a peaceful protest in Manama recently. Al-Shaikh has also been subjected to acts of intimidation by the forces since the death of his son.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/05/father_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender arrested for documenting security violations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/05/arrest_rights_defenders/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The acting vice president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Said Yousif Al-Muhafdhah, is the latest from the organization to be arrested by Bahraini authorities for his human rights work. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/05/arrest_rights_defenders/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini Twitter user sentenced to prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/02/tweet_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A social media user has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for insulting Bahrain's King Hamad on Twitter. He is one of four Twitter users arrested in October 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/02/tweet_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Impunity prevalent in Bahrain; rights group holds King responsible
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/01/impunity_king_victims/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A report compiled by BCHR on human rights violations in Bahrain reveals the strong culture of impunity perpetuated by the lack of accountability amongst the ruling family, security forces, and the army. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/11/01/impunity_king_victims/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain issues nationwide ban on protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/10/31/ban_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Activists and rights defenders in Bahrain are defying the ban on protests brought forward by Bahrain's interior minister. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/10/31/ban_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain acquits officer on charges of torturing a journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/10/25/justice_denied_torture_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Justice has been denied for a France 24 journalist who was beaten and tortured by five Bahraini police officers, one of whom was tried and acquitted. No action has been taken against the four other police members. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/10/25/justice_denied_torture_journalist/</guid>
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