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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - تعويض قضائي؟ محاكمة مدنية جديدة لمدوّنين وناشطين حقوقيين]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/11/rajab_arrested/</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/07/rajab_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rajab was arrested upon arrival at the Bahrain airport on charges of "participating in an illegal assembly and calling others to join".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/07/rajab_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Retrial announced for al-Khawaja and other activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/02/al_khawaja_retrial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain has announced a retrial for hunger-striking political activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and 20 others accused of plotting against the state in the Arab Spring protests last year, report the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International and Human Rights Watch. The IFEX members are disappointed that the activists remain in custody pending the retrial, and are calling for their immediate release.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/02/al_khawaja_retrial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Re-trial ordered of jailed human rights defenders, writers and bloggers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/01/retrial_ordered/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An appeals court ordered a retrial in the case of all twenty-one opposition activists, writers and bloggers convicted by a special security court on 22 June 2011, including Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace and Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, but ruled that they should remain in jail pending a new verdict.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/05/01/retrial_ordered/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Protester killed, activists arrested as F1 wraps up]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/23/formula_one_wraps_up/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The regime has escalated its crackdown during the events of the Grand Prix, resulting in the death of Salah Abbas Habib, who was arrested by riot police only to be found dead the next day with visible signs of torture.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/23/formula_one_wraps_up/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Crackdown on rights activists escalates ahead of F1]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/19/escalating_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 15 April, Sayed Yousif Al Mahafdha from BCHR accompanied by Tom Malinowski and Nadim Houry from Human Rights Watch were attacked and held for a few hours while observing a peaceful protest in Duraz.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/19/escalating_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Fifty IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/17/free_defenders/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In advance of the Formula 1, 50 IFEX members and partners call for detained activists and human rights defenders to be freed, including blogger and activist Abduljalil Al-Singace and human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, founder of IFEX member the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who is ailing in prison since starting a hunger strike on 8 February.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/17/free_defenders/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Grand Prix decision ignores abuses, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/16/grand_prix/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The decision to go ahead with the Grand Prix on April 22, 2012, gives the country's rulers the opportunity they are seeking to obscure the seriousness of the country’s human rights situation, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/16/grand_prix/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Egypt - Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab denied entry into Egypt]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2012/04/12/rajab_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The human rights defender had entered Egypt in the last few months without any problems, leading CIHRS to believe that the denial of entry was politically motivated and in collaboration with the Bahraini authorities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2012/04/12/rajab_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - السجين المناضل عبد الهادي الخواجة: بين الحياة والموت]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/09/alkhawaja_hunger_strike/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/09/alkhawaja_hunger_strike/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Authorities prohibit distribution of books at international fair]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/05/books_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two days after the start of the Bahrain International Book Fair, officials banned and confiscated all copies of a book by journalist Abbas AlMurshid and activist Abdulhadi AlKhawaja.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/05/books_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Human rights activist in critical stage of hunger strike]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/04/day_55_hunger_strike/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Abdulhadi Alkhawaja has entered his 56th day of a hunger strike and is now in a critical phase where his life is at stake.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/04/day_55_hunger_strike/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Armed civilians affiliated with security forces kill citizen journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/02/alsamadi_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cameraman Ahmed Ismael Hassan AlSamadi was shot while covering a peaceful protest in Salmabad by an armed civilian accompanying the formal security forces.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/04/02/alsamadi_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Nine human rights organisations raise freedom of expression demands with Arab League]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/29/arableague_demands/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Among the demands expressed by the rights organisations is the immediate release of human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose health is severely compromised after 50 days of hunger strike.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/29/arableague_demands/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - At least 31 extrajudicial killings since official commission of inquiry, says Bahrain Center for Human Rights]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/28/post_bici_reports/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since an official commission of inquiry reported last November, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has documented at least 31 "extrajudicial killings" in Bahrain. Most of the deaths were from teargas inhalation, including three in the past week alone, and three were as a result of torture in custody, says BCHR in a new report. Human Rights Watch also issued its own report following a national commission's assessment that lauded the government's progress.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/28/post_bici_reports/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - On World Day Against Cyber Censorship, BCHR calls for action from authorities]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/12/day_against_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amid last year's events, many websites were reported blocked due to their reporting on casualties among protestors and uploading photos and videos of peaceful protests being brutally attacked by security forces.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/12/day_against_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Fifty rights groups call on King to free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/05/free_alkhawaja/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fifty IFEX members and other rights groups call on the Bahrain authorities to release from prison human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk since beginning a hunger strike on 8 February.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/03/05/free_alkhawaja/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Human rights defender renews hunger strike, calls on EU states to take more action]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/24/imprisoned_hrd_alkhawaja/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Alkhawaja has entered the fifteenth day of his hunger strike and has written a letter to the Danish Foreign Minister calling on him to take more action on the basis of the EU Guidelines on the protection of human rights defenders around the world.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/24/imprisoned_hrd_alkhawaja/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Two human rights activists detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/17/human_rights_defenders_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Naji Fateel and Hasan Al-Jaber were arrested while participating in a march towards the Pearl Roundabout in Manama city on 14 February.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/17/human_rights_defenders_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Activists attacked, arrested on protest anniversary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/15/anniversary_attacks_detentions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday's one-year anniversary of Bahrain's uprising, security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters trying to retake Pearl Square, the epicentre of last year's protests, and arrested dozens - including several international observers, report the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and news reports. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/15/anniversary_attacks_detentions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Blogger and activist Zainab Al-Khawaja detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/15/zainab_alkhawaja_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the second time in the last two months that Zainab Al-Khawaja, who uses the Twitter handle @angryarabiya, has been arrested by security forces. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/15/zainab_alkhawaja_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - One year on, authorities urged to address abuses, implement comprehensive reform]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/14/one_year_on/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For months the government has made token gestures rather than implement reforms that address the root causes of the grievances of the protestors, says Freedom House.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/14/one_year_on/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Two American activists arrested, deported; news website blocked]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/14/activists_deported/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Radhika Sainath et Huwaida Arraf, who were responsible for providing video footage for the site http://witnessbahrain.org, were arrested on as they were filming a peaceful demonstration in the capital and deported to the United States.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/14/activists_deported/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Protesters, IFEX members mark uprising anniversary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/13/uprising_anniversary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain spent the week preparing for Tuesday's one-year anniversary of its uprising by deploying thousands of security forces to confront anti-government protesters, rejecting journalists' applications for entry visas, and arresting and deporting two international observers from the U.S. IFEX and its members are calling for support on 14 February to help avoid further violence. Find out what is happening and what you can do here.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/13/uprising_anniversary/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Authorities urged to grant entry to journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/09/journalists_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authorities have rejected at least six journalists' applications for entry visas ahead of the anniversary of antigovernment protests that swept the country in February 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/09/journalists_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Activist's sentence upheld; others await trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/01/sentence_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An appeals court upheld the 18-month sentence against Fadeelah Mubarak, who was convicted of participating in peaceful protests and listening to revolutionary songs in her car. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/02/01/sentence_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - BCHR concerned about Bahrain's election to UNESCO education bureau]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/31/unesco_vicepresidency/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BCHR demands that Bahrain's membership in the UNESCO IBE be frozen, and contingent on the authorities taking steps to put an end to the targeting of members of the education sector.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/31/unesco_vicepresidency/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Freedom House opposes US arms sale]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/30/arms_sale/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Because the new arms sale is being broken up into multiple small pieces, it does not fall under Congressional notification requirements and details do not have to be made public.   ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/30/arms_sale/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Jailed activists begin hunger strike]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/30/hunger_strike/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Several of the activists who will participate in the hunger strike are in poor health and it is expected that essential medical treatment will be withheld. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/30/hunger_strike/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Government's promises of reform unfulfilled, mission announces at Arab Free Press Forum]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/25/mission_report_afpf/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain has failed to deliver on promises of reform despite a highly-touted commission of inquiry, says a report from an international mission to the country. "Justice Denied in Bahrain: Freedom of Expression and Assembly Curtailed" finds that rights violations continue daily, and individuals jailed during the government crackdown in February and March 2011 remain in prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/25/mission_report_afpf/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Freedom House delegation denied entry]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/24/freedom_house_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Freedom House had planned to send three staff members to the country to help implement a women's empowerment program funded by the US Government but they were denied entry into the country after having received their visas.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/24/freedom_house_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - International Mission to Bahrain Report says promises for reform unfulfilled, while situation deteriorates]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/24/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A report from a six-member mission of international organisations to Bahrain last November called out Bahraini authorities for failing to deliver on promises of reform, with rights violations continuing on a daily basis and rights activists jailed for life.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/24/mission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - BCHR concerned over "show trial" of police officers accused of torturing two detainees to death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/17/asheri_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The five policemen are accused of having beaten to death online journalist Zakariya Rashid Hassan AlAsheri and Ali Isa Saqer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/17/asheri_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - BCHR fears for life of imprisoned minor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/13/abdulsamad_detained_life_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ameer AbdulSamad Fathi, who was arrested on 2 January, suffers from severe obstructive sleep apnea and guards have refused medication provided by his family.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/13/abdulsamad_detained_life_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab attacked, hospitalised]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/06/rajab_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rajab was severely beaten by security forces in Bahrain and was taken to Salmaniya hospital after participating in a peaceful protest in Manama on 6 January.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2012/01/06/rajab_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Blogger, activist Zainab Al-Khawaja released on bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/22/alkhawaja_released_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zainab Al-Khawaja was released on bail on 20 December but still faces charges for her peaceful activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/22/alkhawaja_released_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Woman jailed for playing revolutionary music, participating in protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/22/fadhila_al_mubarak_jailed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fadhila Al Mubarak was originally sentenced to four years in prison but the sentence was reduced to 18 months.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/22/fadhila_al_mubarak_jailed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Baby's death, arrest of al-Khawaja threaten government's commitment to reform]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/21/post_bici_violations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The arrest of international cause célèbre "Angry Arabiya" and the death of a five-day-old girl as a result of a tear gas attack have become the latest events threatening to overshadow Bahrain's promises of reform following a highly critical report into the pro-democracy protests earlier this year, say the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Index on Censorship and other IFEX members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/21/post_bici_violations/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Government ministry rejects bar association election results]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/21/bar_society_elections/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There are indications the government is trying to muzzle dissent by replacing the elected board of directors of the Bahrain Lawyers Society; many of the newly elected representatives were opposition members. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/21/bar_society_elections/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Police use teargas, stun grenades to disperse protesters on highway outside capital]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/16/protest_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zainab Al Khawaja, known on twitter as @angryarabiya, blogger and daughter of prominent human rights activist, Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, was among the arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/16/protest_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Government urged to provide adequate protection to all human rights defenders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/13/activists_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights defenders Lamis Dhaif, Nabeel Rajab, Mohammed Al-Maskati, and Yousef Al-Mahafdha have received a threat via Twitter from a former colonel known to be very close to the authorities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/13/activists_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Photographer sentenced to three years in jail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/12/05/matooq_three_years/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hassan Matooq, a pediatric nurse and amateur photographer, was arrested and tortured while in detention, and then sentenced by a military court for taking pictures of the protests. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - International mission calls for freedom of human rights defenders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/30/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[All human rights defenders and activists should be freed in Bahrain, said an international mission supported by IFEX, which visited the country this past week to investigate the current state of freedom of expression. The call comes in the wake of a much-anticipated report from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) presented on 23 November, as well as a human rights report issued by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and other local groups. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - International delegation calls for end to free expression violations and human rights defenders to be freed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/30/international_mission/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Six groups, including three IFEX members visited Bahrain this past week to investigate freedom of expression, and attended the launch of reports by human rights groups and an independent commission of inquiry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/30/international_mission/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report confirms punitive campaign against protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/24/commission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report describes abuses by the security, military and judicial branches, including actions against protesters that led to deaths, injuries, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/24/commission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Authorities raid blogger's house, detain him for over 24 hours
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/10/alalawy_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Poet and blogger Jaafar AlAlawy was arrested by security forces on the morning of 8 November and taken into detention for questioning. It is still unclear why he was held.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/11/10/alalawy_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Human Rights Watch calls for medics' convictions to be overturned, freedom of speech charges to be dropped]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/24/torture_in_detention/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Medical staff convicted by a military court of alleged serious crimes during anti-government protests have been subjected to torture in detention, says the organisation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/24/torture_in_detention/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - ANHRI condemns court decision to fine four journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/14/alwasat_journalists_fined/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Criminal Court fined Mansour Al-Jamry, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Al-Wasat," and three of his colleagues $US2650 for "publishing news that defamed the image of Bahrain abroad" during last February's protests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/14/alwasat_journalists_fined/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Teachers, doctors and rights activists sentenced, some to life in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/05/activists_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahrain's widely boycotted by-elections on 24 September and 1 October were the background setting for multiple military court hearings that condemned dozens of journalists, activists, teachers and doctors to long prison terms. They were targeted for speaking out in favour of reforms during demonstrations in February or simply for doing their jobs, report the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and other IFEX members. Among those arrested during the elections were 45 female protesters, some of whom have been reportedly tortured.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/10/05/activists_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Photographers brought to trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/09/30/trial_photographers_begin/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mohamed Al-Aradi and Zuhair Aoun Al-Shama'a are to be tried for covering an authorised demonstration and for "inciting hatred of the government by posting photos on the Internet."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/09/30/trial_photographers_begin/</guid>
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