ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #311
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** Bahrain
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** ADHRB Unequivocally Condemns the Attack on Photojournalist by Bahraini Embassy in London
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On the night of 26 July 2019, Bahraini photojournalist and activist Moosa Mohammed scaled the Bahraini Embassy in London in protest of the impending executions of torture victims Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali. He called on the Bahraini government to halt the unjust executions, echoing the calls made by United Nations (UN) experts, government officials, and international NGOs. In response to Moosa’s protests, the staff at the Bahraini Embassy reportedly reacted with violence – allegedly beating him and threatening to throw him off the building. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemns in the strongest possible terms the treatment of Moosa and raises broader concerns regarding the treatment of journalists in the Gulf and the issue of impunity for crimes against journalists.

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** New and Notable
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** 15 NGOs Write Letter to Amal Clooney Regarding Restrictions on Press Freedoms in Bahrain ([link removed])

Profiles in Persecution: Isa Ebrahim Hasan ([link removed])

In Response to Bahrain Executions, French MP Renews Call for Universal Abolition of the Death Penalty ([link removed])
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** Around the Gulf
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** Appointment of First Saudi Female Ambassador to the US is a Further Attempt to Distract from Rights Abuses
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On 23 February 2019, Saudi Arabia appointed its first ever female ambassador, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud. She will serve as the ambassador to the United States (US). She is a member of the royal family, and has been widely known for her advocacy work around women’s rights in the kingdom. She succeeds Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the previous ambassador, who is also the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Khalid bin Salman had been withdrawn to Riyadh as ambassador shortly after the disappearance of the Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in October 2018. Since Khalid bin Salman returned to Riyadh and before Reema bint Bandar assumed her role, Saudi Arabia did not have an ambassador in Washington. Her appointment appears to indicate that Saudi Arabia hopes to return to “business as usual” with the United States and that it no longer needs to be on the defensive about Khashoggi’s disappearance and murder.

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** New and Notable
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** Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Rehabilitation Centers Also Hold Human Rights Defenders ([link removed])

Continued Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE Undermine Congressional Authority ([link removed])
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