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Protesters block a road in Bahrain on January 15 after authorities executed three men convicted of a deadly attack on police. (AP)

CPJ calls on Bahrain to allow Al-Wasat to publish freely

January 17, 2017 5:46 PM EST

New York, January 17, 2017–The government of Bahrain should rescind an order suspending the online edition of Al-Wasat, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Information Affairs Ministry ordered the independent outlet yesterday to suspend its online operation indefinitely for inciting division, jeopardizing national unity, and disrupting public peace, according to the official Bahrain…