24th/25th/26th January 2015

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Bahrain: On the
outside looking in
Khalil Al-Marzook, a senior
leader in Bahrain's main
opposition party Al-Wefaq,
didn't pull any punches
when he was asked about
the way the west is
responding to the Bahraini
government's claims that it
is committed to reform:
"they are misleading
themselves and misleading
the international
community."
Earlier, Britain's foreign
secretary Phillip Hammond

had commented on the

extent to which the Gulf
island kingdom is carrying
out a reform agenda.
Hammond made the
remarks in the House of
Commons while defending
the UK's decision to open a
naval base in Bahrain.
"It is a country which is
travelling in the right
direction," Hammond said.
"It is making significant
reform. The crown prince
who is charged with this
agenda is directly engaged
and has made significant
progress even over the last
few months."
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Protests in Bahrain,
demanding the
release of Sheikh Ali
Salman

Protests continue in the old

area of the country for more
than 20 days demanding
the release of Sheikh Ali
Salman who is being
detained by the authorities
in Bahrain.
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UN Brings Human
Rights Violation
Charges Against
Bahrain

A report issued by the U.N.

Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention is bringing
attention to Bahrain's
alleged human rights
violations against an
American prisoner.
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