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April 16, 2012

Bahrain Activists Protest Formula 1 Grand Prix Race 
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Protests were held in Bahrain over the weekend ahead of Sunday's Formula
1 Grand Prix race. Human Rights Watch criticized Formula1 for not
canceling the race. The group said the Bahraini ruling party will
attempt to use the race as a "political statement of support for its
repressive policies." Meanwhile political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
has entered his 68th day on hunger strike.

 

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