{"id":5659,"date":"2018-04-01T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T13:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5659-hrw-slams-bahraini-threat-to-crack-down-on-online-dissidents\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T13:13:27","slug":"hrw-slams-bahraini-threat-to-crack-down-on-online-dissidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5659-hrw-slams-bahraini-threat-to-crack-down-on-online-dissidents\/","title":{"rendered":"HRW slams Bahraini threat to crack down on online dissidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the despotic regime online.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the despotic regime online.<\/h4>\n<h4>The US-based rights body was referring to a statement by Bahraini Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa, who said on March 25 that Manam was already tracking accounts that \u201cdeparted from national norms, customs and traditions,\u201d and threatened unspecified new legislation and heavy punishments against \u201cviolators.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cNo one can mistake the government\u2019s latest assault on the shrinking space for dissent,\u201d said Deputy Middle East Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Eric Goldstein in a Saturday statement.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u201cA vow to punish those who \u2018depart from national norms and customs\u2019 is clearly aimed at anyone who criticizes the government\u2019s policies,\u201d the HRW official added.<\/h4>\n<h4>This is while the HRW has already documented how Bahraini authorities actively track and punish online dissent, blocking numerous websites and publications, and detaining and harassing bloggers, journalists, and other activists.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the despotic regime online. \u00a0 \u00a0Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the despotic regime online. 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