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Formula One criticized for shirking responsibility over imprisonment of Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 8, 2019

7 IFEX members are among 17 organisations urging Formula One to uphold its commitment to human rights by calling on Bahraini authorities to free Najah Yusuf, an activist imprisoned for expressing her opposition to F1 races being held in Bahrain.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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