February 13th, 2012
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Ahead of Anniversary, Bahrain Denies Visas to Foreign Journalists

futurejournalismproject:

Reporters Without Borders reports that Bahrain has denied entrance visas to foreign journalists such as the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof ahead of the February 14 anniversary of protests in the Gulf kingdom.

The country’s Information Affairs Agency claims this is because of the “high volume of requests” coming in.

Reporters Without Borders also notes that several Bahraini journalists and activists such as Waheed Al-Balloushy and Reem Khalifa continue to be targeted for prosecution.

Bahrain currently ranks 173 out of 179 on the organization’s Press Freedom Index.

(Source: futurejournalismproject)

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