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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Maryam al-Khawaja’s arrest shows Bahrain at its worst" The Guardian
Maryam al-Khawajas arrest shows Bahrain at its worstThe US and UK should be held accountable for being complicit in human rights violations carried out by countries they are friendly with
Sara Yasin
theguardian.com, Tuesday 2 September 2014
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Maryam al-Khawaja pictured earlier this year. 'Maryam is the sort of woman that dictators have nightmares about.' Photograph: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images [/center]
On 30 August, the prominent Bahraini human rights defender Maryam al-Khawaja, was detained upon her arrival in Manama, the countrys capital. She risked arrest for the chance to see her ailing father, dissident Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence, and has been on hunger strike since 26 August.
Maryam is now being held in remand at Isa Town prison, charged with allegedly assaulting a policewoman at the airport. She was told that she was also facing charges for leading a campaign called Wanted for Justice in Bahrain (which named government officials responsible for torture) and for insulting the king. A dual Bahraini-Danish national, Maryams Bahraini citizenship has now been stripped, according to her lawyer.
At 26, Maryam is the sort of woman that dictators have nightmares about: she is one of the most prominent voices condemning Bahrains ongoing human rights violations, which have only continued in the years following a brutal crackdown on popular protests in February 2011.
Maryams public face is straightforward, clear and calm, cutting through the regimes attempts to whitewash its human rights records. The Maryam I know is adept at debating human rights and the ins and outs of Arabic pop music in the same conversation. Its the qualities that Ive seen through our friendship that have made me respect her the most: shes principled, compassionate, tough and stubborn as hell.
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"Maryam al-Khawaja’s arrest shows Bahrain at its worst" The Guardian (Original Post)
veness
Sep 2014
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msongs
(67,405 posts)1. so does one really think this is the worst about Bahrain? hmmm nt
eridani
(51,907 posts)2. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are allowed to do whatever they effing well please
Including fundind ISIS