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My daily alphabet country seems rather small to fill the hole, but for what it’s worth:
Wandering through the world alphabetically, one country at a time, one story at a time:
#17 — Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain; made up of 51 natural and 33 man-made islands centered around the main island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Around 90% of the news is on the upcoming Formula 1 and 2 racing in Bahrain, perhaps to most easily avoid the stories coming out on spotty enforcement of Human Rights in a variety of categories. Looking harder… right. Human Rights it is. One story, 2 articles:
From Europa.eu
Human rights breaches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bahrain and Cambodia
MEPs are deeply concerned that ten years after the Bahraini ‘Arab Spring’ uprising, in 2011, the human rights situation in the country continues to worsen. Arbitrary arrests continue, the death penalty is still being applied, human rights defenders are prosecuted and harassed, and civil and political rights and freedoms of association, assembly, and expression continue to be denied.
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From the Arab News:
Bahrain rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights situation in Kingdom
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“The EU Parliament’s resolution is unilateral and ignored Bahrain’s human rights strides in light of the reform project led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa,” he said.
Al-Dosari called on the European Union to reconsider its reports and transparency, adding that multiple institutions follow legal activities to promote human rights in the country.
Bahrain’s relations with the EU are based on friendship and mutual respect, chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee at the Council of Representatives, MP Mohammed Al-Sisi Al-Buainain said.
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