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New York, February 9, 2012–Bahrain has rejected at least six journalists’ applications for entry visas ahead of the anniversary of antigovernment protests that swept the country in February 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to allow journalists into the country to carry out their work freely.
Bahraini police roughed up and detained New York Times video journalist Adam B. Ellick as he was covering a protest in Manama. Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, who was detained as well, described the events in a piece on Thursday. This Times’ video provides a glimpse into the country’s repressive tactics.