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In Bahrain, the two-faced nature of impunity: Oppressors rewarded, activists suffer (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 13, 2019

IFEX examines how the Bahraini government rewards oppressors while imposing a climate of terror on human rights defenders, dissidents and journalists.
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