I takt med at den danske statsborger Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja sygner hen i sin sultestrejke, bliver medierne i Bahrain udsat for stadig større pres fra myndighederne. International medieorganisation taler om trusler, tortur og endda mord.
-Things are getting worse, says WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers in a review of the past year’s deteriorating status of Bahrain’s media.
The past few weeks have seen an increased international focus on the case of Danish-Bahraini citizen and long-time IMS-partner Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja who is set to commence his 70th day on hunger strike on Wednesday 18 April.
In their efforts to cover the urgent situation in the country, the Bahraini media has been met with threats, harassment, and torture over the past year.
– Journalists and human rights defenders have faced military trials, life imprisonment, torture, harassment, and in some cases even death whilst in the custody of the Bahraini authorities, says WAN-IFRA.
