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By Ali May 24, 2011 Category: Bahrain, Freedom, Journalism, Protests, Rule of Law
Bahrain: Journalists Detained; Convictions Upheld
Bahrani police have detained two local reporters working for foreign news outlets. Mazen Mahdi, who works for the German news agency DPA, said he and a reporter France 24 were called in for questioning on Sunday. Mahdi said he was handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten.
Freedom House condemns a Bahraini appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Ali Abdullah Hassan Alsingace and Abdul Aziz Abdul Redha Ibrahim Hussein, who were charged with killing two police officers during anti-government protests. …source
