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Bahrain suspends online version of opposition-linked newspaper
Bahrain´s only independent daily is associated with the opposition, which has been facing a government *****down since last year. It is the second time the newspaper has been closed since last August. “The newspaper has repeatedly published and broadcast material that causes a rift in society and promotes a spirit of division that harms national unity and public order,” the information ministry said in a statement carried by BNA. A newspaper employee confirmed that the online edition, including online services, had been suspended but said the print edition had been allowed to continue. Western-allied Bahrain, where the US Fifth Fleet is based, crushed mass protests by the country´s majority in 2011. The government has been waging a *****down on the opposition since last year, closing down the main opposition al-Wefaq group, increasing a prison sentence against its leader, arresting prominent activist Nabeel Rajab and revoking the citizenship of spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim. On Sunday, Bahrain put to death three men convicted of a bomb attack that killed three policemen, including an Emirati ******r, in the first such execution in years. Al-Wasat, founded by private investors in 2002, was briefly closed in 2015 and the government cited similar reasons then. It was also briefly shut in 2011 following anti-government protests in the Gulf island kingdom, and its senior staff were ******* and prosecuted. The paper is headed by Mansoor al-Jamri, one of three senior editors who was tried on charges of fabricating news when the paper reported the protests against the government of the ruling family. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Bahrain suspends online version of opposition-linked newspaper || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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