Maryam al-Khawaja took the stage at the Oslo Freedom Forum
last Tuesday and stunned the audience with her experiences of
government violence in the Kingdom of Bahrain. She described the killing
of student protestors, the torture of democracy advocates, and how
human rights defenders are "disappeared." Maryam also detailed how
troops from a neighboring dictatorship, Saudi Arabia, rushed into
Bahrain to prop up the crown prince's regime.
Ali Abdulemam, a renowned Bahraini blogger, was also invited to the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Ali was imprisoned by his government in September 2010 for "spreading
false information." After being released on February 23, he
enthusiastically accepted his speaking invitation and plans were made
for his travel. And then he disappeared. No one has seen or heard from
him since March 18...
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