1.0Amnesty Internationalhttps://www.amnesty.org/enBahrain starts the new year by tightening the grip on freedom of expression - Amnesty Internationalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wQE8weJB9M"><a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde11/3215/2016/en/">Bahrain starts the new year by tightening the grip on freedom of expression</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde11/3215/2016/en/embed/#?secret=wQE8weJB9M" width="600" height="338" title="“Bahrain starts the new year by tightening the grip on freedom of expression” — Amnesty International" data-secret="wQE8weJB9M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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The Bahraini authorities have tightened its grip on political dissent in Bahrain with new arrests of individuals at the beginning of 2016 for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, including on social media, following the execution of prominent Saudi Arabian Shi’a cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on 1 January. The new year also saw […]https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/whoweare_2944x1224_header.jpg1178490