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April 17, 2015

Amnesty International Details "Chilling Crackdown" in Bahrain 
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Amnesty International has released a new report detailing what it calls
a "chilling crackdown on dissent" in the U.S.-backed Gulf kingdom of
Bahrain. Despite promises of reforms, Amnesty reports rampant abuses,
including torture, arbitrary detention of human rights activists and
excessive force against protesters have continued in Bahrain, following
a 2011 uprising against the Sunni monarchy. The report comes as Bahrain
hosts the Formula One Grand Prix auto race. Bahrain is a close ally of
the United States, home to the Navy's Fifth Fleet.

 

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