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John Timoney and the Kingdom of Bahrain: White-washing Human Rights Abuses and Suppressing a Popular Revolution

Kris Hermes | Posted 05.30.2013 | Politics
Read More: John Timoney, King Hamad, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain, King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Tear Gas, United Arab Emirates, Arab Spring, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Saudi Arabia, Ftaa, Protests, Philadelphia, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, Miami, John Yates, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Torture, Politics News
Kris Hermes

In 2011, the Kingdom hired PR wizard and former police chief John Timoney, who is well-known for his repressive police tactics used against political dissidents in the U.S. More than two years after the uprising, Timoney's contract is nearly up and the assessment in Bahrain is bleak.

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The Best and Worst Human Rights Developments of 2012

Freedom House | Posted 03.02.2013 | World
Read More: Egypt, Repression, Media Freedom, Charles Taylor, United Nations, Democratic Governance, Bashar Al-Assad, Civil Society, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Sergei Magnitsky, Argentina, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Human Rights, Jordan, M23 Rebel Movement, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Rule of Law, Chile, u.s. Foreign Policy, United States, Liberia, Bahrain, Internet Freedom, Religious Freedom, Arab Spring, Burma, Mali, LGBTI Rights, Ennahda, Cuba, Moldova, Rwanda, World News
Freedom House

As 2012 winds down, it is time again to reflect on the year’s human rights developments. How did the world do following an eventful 2011?

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From Palestine to Pussy Riot: The Hunger Strike in the Digital Age

Stefan Simanowitz | Posted 09.16.2012 | World
Read More: Palestine, Hunger Strike, Ketosis, Maze Prison, Pussy Riot, Khader Adnan, Alexander McQueen, Mahatma Gandhi, Churchill, Blanket Men, Augustus Caesar, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Cremutius Cordus, Guantanamo Bay, Bobby Sands, World News
Stefan Simanowitz

The Internet age provides huge opportunities for the scope and impact of the hunger strike to raise awareness and support. But there is also a danger that some will be lost in cyberspace.

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Human Rights in Bahrain, a Casualty of Obama's Double-Standard

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 06.13.2012 | World
Read More: Grand Prix, Arab Spring, Formula 1, Bahrain, Al Jazeera, Abdulhadi-Al-Khawaja, Obama Bahrain, Bahrain Human Rights, Obama Bahrain Human Rights, Bahrain Protesters, Ron Wyden Bahrain, Bahrain-Revolution, Qorvis Bahrain, Formula One Grand Prix, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

The U.S. is obstructing justice, perpetuating human rights violations and supporting a leader who, like Assad, has turned his back on his own people and lied to the world about it.

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Bahraini Activist's Daughter Goes On Hunger Strike

AP | By BARBARA SURK | Posted 06.12.2011 | World
Read More: Hunger Strike, Human Rights, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Zainab Al-Khawaja, Bahrain Human Rights Activist, World News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A daughter of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist went on hunger strike on Tuesday to protest the arrest of seve...

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