1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgBill Sweeneyhttps://cpj.org/author/bsweeney/Bahrain expels CNN reporter, detains WSJ correspondent - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IFUGjkmeau"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/03/bahrain-expels-cnn-reporter-harasses-journal-corre/">Bahrain expels CNN reporter, detains WSJ correspondent</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/03/bahrain-expels-cnn-reporter-harasses-journal-corre/embed/#?secret=IFUGjkmeau" width="600" height="338" title="“Bahrain expels CNN reporter, detains WSJ correspondent” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="IFUGjkmeau" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Bahrain2.3.17.afp_.jpg400247New York, March 17, 2011--Bahraini authorities expelled a CNN reporter and briefly detained another international reporter on Wednesday amid an intensified crackdown on political unrest. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Bahraini government's ongoing obstruction of news media and calls for authorities to allow journalists to cover this story of international import. Elsewhere in…