[Wilson Center] Statement on Nabeel Rajab by Jane Harman, Director, CEO & President, The Woodrow Wilson Center →
I was briefed over the weekend on the situation in Bahrain and am pleased that the State Department has expressed deep concern and taken swift action to meet with Nabeel Rajab and to urge a full investigation. I placed a call earlier today to Bahrain’s Ambassador to discuss Mr. Rajab’s status and hope to speak with her soon.
Nabeel Rajab is a courageous human rights activist. I had the opportunity to meet him in December when he was in Washington to receive the Wilson Center’s prestigious Ratiu Democracy Award, and his safety and well-being are of huge personal concern. We look forward to welcoming Mr. Rajab to the Wilson Center again later this year.
I urge the Government of Bahrain to demonstrate its concern for Mr. Rajab’s health and well-being as part of its efforts to assure the international community of its commitment to basic human rights and democratic reform.
[ESPN] Teams leave Bahrain call to FIA →
A human rights group called on the teams to boycott the race amid ongoing unrest in the country, saying that Formula One would be helping the government portray a false image if the race went ahead. However, steps are being taken in an attempt to ensure the race goes ahead, and Horner said that it was a decision that needed to be made by the sport’s governing body.
[BBC] Bahrain police go on trial over death of blogger →
The trial has begun in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, of five police officers implicated in the death in custody of a blogger last year.
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