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Hi Ellery - let me raise this with the APC person in Geneva for HRC
24 and see if our networks can reach out there: I believe there are
some other Bahraini NGOs there as well.<br>
Cheers<br>
Joy<br>
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As many of you have seen in recent weeks, Global Voices has
been working to advocate for the release of Bahraini blogger
Mohammed Hassan (Safybh), a GV author who has been in
detention in Bahrain for over six weeks now. This <a
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release</a> contains basic details that we've been able to
gather from friends and people in country about his
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We are growing more and more worried about his situation every
day -- those on the ground are fairly certain that he has been
tortured and forced to confess to charges related to
participating in demonstrations, "inciting hatred" against the
government, etc. <br>
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Safy, as he's known online, is a thoughtful young guy who has
been very involved with non-violent movements for progressive
reforms in Bahrain. He has also worked as a media "fixer",
helping foreign media teams navigate the country, connect with
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<div>In addition to quieter things that I won't discuss
here, we've been trying to get more international
attention on his case, through media, NGO statements,
etc. Thus far, there's been plenty of activity on
Twitter (#FreeSafy) and we have a beautiful <a
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#FreeSafy pictures, but not much response from big media
"influencers". <br>
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<div>If any of you can help in any way, have ideas on what
we can do to keep pushing this forward, or have expert
knowledge on Bahrain, please let me know. Happy to
discuss on or off list. <br>
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<div>Thanks all,<br>
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Ellery<br>
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