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April 13, 2011

Detained Blogger Dies in Bahrain 
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A key Bahraini opposition figure has died while in custody of the
U.S.-backed regime in Bahrain. Blogger Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri
died under mysterious circumstances on Saturday while in detention.
al-Ashiri was reportedly charged with reporting false news and
disseminating hatred via his website. Bahraini authorities, meanwhile,
have announced charges will be filed against three senior editors of the
nation’s leading independent daily.



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