Bahrain - Judicial nightmare for journalists in new wave of prosecutions

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by a wave of trials involving journalists although the government lifted the state of emergency and announced the start of a “national dialogue.” In the most high-profile case, three senior journalists with Al-Wasat, the country's only opposition newspaper – editor Mansour Al-Jamari, managing editor Walid Nouihid and local news editor Aqil Mirza – are to appear in court tomorrow on charges of disseminating false information and undermining the country's (...)

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