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Finian Cunningham Deported From Bahrain by Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dandelionsalad

by Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham
Featured Writers
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June 20, 2011

Protest at Pearl Roundabout

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Freelance journalist Finian Cunningham was ordered out of Bahrain on 18 June by the authorities as a result of his critical journalism covering the popular uprising and the subsequent, ongoing brutal repression of the peaceful pro-democracy movement. He had been living in Bahrain for three years, and was there at the outset of the recent uprising on 14 February.

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Unarmed Bahraini man Ahmed Farhan shot in the head because he asked for freedom, say witnesses by Finian Cunningham

Posted on April 10, 2011 by dandelionsalad

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This article and photos may contain language and images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.

by Finian Cunningham
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Manama, Bahrain
April 10, 2011

Bahraini man Ahmed Farhan was shot in the head by Saudi soldiers as he lay fatally wounded on the ground. He was singled out for the brutal killing simply because he was carrying the Bahraini national flag in his car, witnesses say.

Thirty-year-old Ahmed had the misfortune of going to refuel his car at a petrol station on the outskirts of his hometown, Sitra, when it came under attack from heavily armed troops belonging to the Bahraini Defence Force and Saudi army. The soldiers, backed by armoured cars and tanks, were firing live rounds and raiding homes in the mainly Shia town in northeastern Bahrain – military operations that have become a daily event here in towns and villages across Bahrain.

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