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Danger de mort pour Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, défenseur des droits de l’homme et victime de torture en grève de la faim
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Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, défenseur des droits de l’homme bahreïni, est en grève de la faim depuis 24 août pour protester contre sa détention arbitraire. Son état de santé se détériore dangereusement chaque jour.

Du fond de sa prison, il a exprimé sa volonté ferme de ne pas être hospitalisé, de peur d’être alimenté de force par des moyens douloureux comme ça a été le cas lors de sa précédente grève de la faim de 110 jours en 2012. Il est prêt à risquer sa vie pour revendiquer ses droits et ceux de ses 12 coaccusés, des défenseurs des droits de l’homme et des opposants politiques condamnés, comme lui, à de très lourdes peines à l’issue d’un simulacre de procès. Motif invoqué : leur participation aux manifestations en faveur de réformes démocratiques qui agitent le royaume du Bahreïn depuis février 2011.

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Confrontation entre le Bahrain Centre for Human Rights et le régime

Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas to prevent protesters from reaching the house of a jailed human rights activist who is the focus of an international campaign seeking his release.
Riot police clashed with hundreds of marchers trying to gather at the home of Nabeel Rajab, who has been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of backing “illegal” protests.
Authorities also set up roadblocks to keep cars from reaching the house

▻http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_BAHRAIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Swedish Foreign Affairs Ministry Backs Ship to Gaza’s Opposition to Gaza Blockade | Just Foreign Policy
►http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1322

The Swedish Government and the EU insist that there is a severe humanitarian situation in Gaza and that the border crossings must be opened; this is a position that happens to coincide with the “Ship to Gaza” position. Given that we believe that the blockade should be broken, it would have been reasonable that the boat should have been allowed to proceed, says MFA’s press officer Anders Jörle to DN.se.

““““““““““““““““““ Quant à L’ UNESCO ...
Bahrain rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja pulls out of UNESCO ceremony over honor to Israel’s Peres
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sun, 10/21/2012

►http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/bahrain-rights-defender-maryam-al-khawaja-pulls-out-unesco-cerem

Bahrain human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja has pulled out of a UNESCO human rights conference that is honoring her father, political prisoner Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, because the same event is honoring Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Amnesty International considers Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and other Bahrain rights activists held in prison “to be prisoners of conscience, held solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly” and has called for their immediate, unconditional release.

Maryam Al-Khawaja was scheduled to speak in her father’s place at the 13th Annual UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights Conference at the University of Connecticut on 23 October, titled “Legacies Of Human Rights Leadership And Struggles.”

“Whilst I am honored that you chose my father, I am also utterly disappointed that you would honor him alongside a person who has been responsible for many human rights violations and should be put on trial, not honored,” Al-Khawaja wrote in an open letter to UNESCO, in her personal capacity, announcing her withdrawal, a copy of which she sent to The Electronic Intifada.