Journalists denied entry to Bahrain as anniversary of unrest approaches

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 in Adam Ellick, Bahrain, human rights, Media, Middle East and North Africa, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Press freedom, protests, RSS Syndicated Posts

Yesterday, Bahraini authorities denied visas to a number foreign journalists ahead of the anniversary of Bahrain’s 14 February uprising. Journalists from the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Associated …

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Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority responds to Index

Posted by on Jan 31, 2012 in Bahrain, clarifications, Information Affairs Authority, media censorship, Middle East and North Africa, Nicholas Kristof, Press freedom, RSS Syndicated Posts

Last week, Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority wrote to Index, to address our criticisms of media censorship in Bahrain. Let’s go through their clarifications: Bahrain continues to work closely with the media and to provide them with gr…

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