THE BAHRAIN PRESS ASSOCIATION
SUMMARY
In commemoration of the World
Press Freedom Day 2012, Journalists
in Bahrain will celebrate the event by
going on a hunger strike called for by the
Bahrain Press Association (‘‘BPA’’). The
hunger strike is a form of protest to the
countless violations and abuses exercised
by the regime against Press Freedom along
with Freedom of Speech ever since the
fourteenth of February 2011.
Holding a hunger strike on such a day is
but a scream in the face of the authorities
and their intimidating practices towards
the freedom of speech. Likewise, it is
intended to convey a message by the
journalists in Bahrain to the international
community to urge all those concerned
to exert more pressure on the regime to
satisfy its obligations and commitments
as per the United Nations› human rights
covenants and treaties.
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