**Updates IFEX alerts dated 19, 17 April, 26 and 15 February 1996** At the end of April 1996, freelance journalist Mahdi Rabea was sentenced to six months in prison for writing “false information” that he distributed to organisations abroad. His sentence will end on 20 June 1996, as it commenced retroactively from the date of […]
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 19, 17 April,
26 and 15 February 1996**
At the end of April 1996, freelance journalist Mahdi Rabea was
sentenced to six months in prison for writing “false information”
that he distributed to organisations abroad. His sentence will
end on 20 June 1996, as it commenced retroactively from the date
of his arrest.
Meanwhile, poet and lawyer Ahmad al-Shamlan, arrested on 7
February on similar charges to those against Rabea, was acquitted
on 5 May.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
Rabea
of
Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights which guarantees the right to freedom of expression
Appeals To
His Highness Shaikh ‘Issa Bin Salman Al Khalifa
Office of his Highness the Amir
PO Box 555
The Amiri Court
Rifa’a Palace, Bahrain
Fax: +973 668884/778883
His Excellency Shaikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Minister of the Interior
PO Box 13
al-Manama, Bahrain
Fax: +973 276765 or 290526
His Excellency Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman al Khalifa
Prime Minister
PO Box 1000
al-Manama, Bahrain
Fax: + 973 533033
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