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LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent
attacks on an international motor race.

Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against
Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the
Formula One Grand Prix.

Anti-F1 graffiti in Bahrain last year, reading: “Boycott F1 in Bahrain, you will race on the blood of martyrs.” /Hamad I. Mohammed/Reuters

One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act deemed offensive to King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifah or the country’s flag and other national symbols.

“Increasing the punishment for criticism of Bahrain’s king is a further
attempt to muzzle activists ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy Middle East and North Africa program director, said. “The authorities’ reliance on a vaguely worded criminal offense to avoid scrutiny of their record says a lot about their own failures and lack of commitment to reform.”

The government has drafted an amendment that would impose a five-year
sentence on anybody found guilty of insulting Bahrain’s king and symbols. In November 2012, two Shi’ites were sentenced to up to six months for messages on Twitter deemed insulting to the king.

Bahrain has been criticized by Western governments and human rights
organizations for alleged abuse of Shi’ite dissidents. In 2012, Manama, in
cooperation with Britain, established a commission to monitor the police and
security forces.

“Every year before the Formula One we see an increase in evil terrorist
acts and our policemen are ready to stand against them, but they need our
support to ensure they do their duties in the best way possible,” Abdul
Rahman Bumajeed, chairman of the Bahrain parliament’s Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee, said.

In March 2013, prosecutors indicted six people on charges of defaming
the king on Twitter. Trials began on March 24 that included a 17-year-old
defendant.

“These penal code articles are being used to jail dissenters in direct
violation of the right to freedom of expression, since they impose
restrictions that are not permitted under international law,” Sahraoui said.

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LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent
attacks on an international motor race.

Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against
Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the
Formula One Grand Prix.

Anti-F1 graffiti in Bahrain last year, reading: “Boycott F1 in Bahrain, you will race on the blood of martyrs.” /Hamad I. Mohammed/Reuters

One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act deemed offensive to King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifah or the country’s flag and other national symbols.

“Increasing the punishment for criticism of Bahrain’s king is a further
attempt to muzzle activists ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy Middle East and North Africa program director, said. “The authorities’ reliance on a vaguely worded criminal offense to avoid scrutiny of their record says a lot about their own failures and lack of commitment to reform.”

The government has drafted an amendment that would impose a five-year
sentence on anybody found guilty of insulting Bahrain’s king and symbols. In November 2012, two Shi’ites were sentenced to up to six months for messages on Twitter deemed insulting to the king.

Bahrain has been criticized by Western governments and human rights
organizations for alleged abuse of Shi’ite dissidents. In 2012, Manama, in
cooperation with Britain, established a commission to monitor the police and
security forces.

“Every year before the Formula One we see an increase in evil terrorist
acts and our policemen are ready to stand against them, but they need our
support to ensure they do their duties in the best way possible,” Abdul
Rahman Bumajeed, chairman of the Bahrain parliament’s Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee, said.

In March 2013, prosecutors indicted six people on charges of defaming
the king on Twitter. Trials began on March 24 that included a 17-year-old
defendant.

“These penal code articles are being used to jail dissenters in direct
violation of the right to freedom of expression, since they impose
restrictions that are not permitted under international law,” Sahraoui said.

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LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent
attacks on an international motor race.

Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against
Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the
Formula One Grand Prix.

Anti-F1 graffiti in Bahrain last year, reading: “Boycott F1 in Bahrain, you will race on the blood of martyrs.” /Hamad I. Mohammed/Reuters

One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act deemed offensive to King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifah or the country’s flag and other national symbols.

“Increasing the punishment for criticism of Bahrain’s king is a further
attempt to muzzle activists ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy Middle East and North Africa program director, said. “The authorities’ reliance on a vaguely worded criminal offense to avoid scrutiny of their record says a lot about their own failures and lack of commitment to reform.”

The government has drafted an amendment that would impose a five-year
sentence on anybody found guilty of insulting Bahrain’s king and symbols. In November 2012, two Shi’ites were sentenced to up to six months for messages on Twitter deemed insulting to the king.

Bahrain has been criticized by Western governments and human rights
organizations for alleged abuse of Shi’ite dissidents. In 2012, Manama, in
cooperation with Britain, established a commission to monitor the police and
security forces.

“Every year before the Formula One we see an increase in evil terrorist
acts and our policemen are ready to stand against them, but they need our
support to ensure they do their duties in the best way possible,” Abdul
Rahman Bumajeed, chairman of the Bahrain parliament’s Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee, said.

In March 2013, prosecutors indicted six people on charges of defaming
the king on Twitter. Trials began on March 24 that included a 17-year-old
defendant.

“These penal code articles are being used to jail dissenters in direct
violation of the right to freedom of expression, since they impose
restrictions that are not permitted under international law,” Sahraoui said.

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LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent
attacks on an international motor race.

Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against
Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the
Formula One Grand Prix.

Anti-F1 graffiti in Bahrain last year, reading: “Boycott F1 in Bahrain, you will race on the blood of martyrs.” /Hamad I. Mohammed/Reuters

One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act deemed offensive to King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifah or the country’s flag and other national symbols.

“Increasing the punishment for criticism of Bahrain’s king is a further
attempt to muzzle activists ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy Middle East and North Africa program director, said. “The authorities’ reliance on a vaguely worded criminal offense to avoid scrutiny of their record says a lot about their own failures and lack of commitment to reform.”

The government has drafted an amendment that would impose a five-year
sentence on anybody found guilty of insulting Bahrain’s king and symbols. In November 2012, two Shi’ites were sentenced to up to six months for messages on Twitter deemed insulting to the king.

Bahrain has been criticized by Western governments and human rights
organizations for alleged abuse of Shi’ite dissidents. In 2012, Manama, in
cooperation with Britain, established a commission to monitor the police and
security forces.

“Every year before the Formula One we see an increase in evil terrorist
acts and our policemen are ready to stand against them, but they need our
support to ensure they do their duties in the best way possible,” Abdul
Rahman Bumajeed, chairman of the Bahrain parliament’s Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee, said.

In March 2013, prosecutors indicted six people on charges of defaming
the king on Twitter. Trials began on March 24 that included a 17-year-old
defendant.

“These penal code articles are being used to jail dissenters in direct
violation of the right to freedom of expression, since they impose
restrictions that are not permitted under international law,” Sahraoui said.

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LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent
attacks on an international motor race.

Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against
Shi’ite dissidents as the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom prepares for the
Formula One Grand Prix.

Anti-F1 graffiti in Bahrain last year, reading: “Boycott F1 in Bahrain, you will race on the blood of martyrs.” /Hamad I. Mohammed/Reuters

One measure included increasing the penalty for any statement or act deemed offensive to King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifah or the country’s flag and other national symbols.

“Increasing the punishment for criticism of Bahrain’s king is a further
attempt to muzzle activists ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy Middle East and North Africa program director, said. “The authorities’ reliance on a vaguely worded criminal offense to avoid scrutiny of their record says a lot about their own failures and lack of commitment to reform.”

The government has drafted an amendment that would impose a five-year
sentence on anybody found guilty of insulting Bahrain’s king and symbols. In November 2012, two Shi’ites were sentenced to up to six months for messages on Twitter deemed insulting to the king.

Bahrain has been criticized by Western governments and human rights
organizations for alleged abuse of Shi’ite dissidents. In 2012, Manama, in
cooperation with Britain, established a commission to monitor the police and
security forces.

“Every year before the Formula One we see an increase in evil terrorist
acts and our policemen are ready to stand against them, but they need our
support to ensure they do their duties in the best way possible,” Abdul
Rahman Bumajeed, chairman of the Bahrain parliament’s Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee, said.

In March 2013, prosecutors indicted six people on charges of defaming
the king on Twitter. Trials began on March 24 that included a 17-year-old
defendant.

“These penal code articles are being used to jail dissenters in direct
violation of the right to freedom of expression, since they impose
restrictions that are not permitted under international law,” Sahraoui said.