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May 18, 2011

Bahrain Continues Media Crackdown, Five Journalists Detained 
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Meanwhile the repression of journalists in the region continues. The
Committee to Protect Journalists reports Bahrain, a close U.S. ally, has
detained five journalists over the past week. Four of the journalists
were photographers who had taken pictures of civil unrest in Bahrain and
of the government's violent response.



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