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Bahrain: Press Freedom Day

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Bahrain, Freedom of Speech, Media & Journalism

On the eve of the Press Freedom Day, the press in this, as well as virtually the whole Middle East, are in shackles, with parliaments aiding and abetting the press and its workers’ incarceration, utilising that ever-present fillip: religion, to justify imprisoning journalists and anyone else who dares to speak their mind and challenge a preconceived notion, Mahmood said [1].