PEN International Releases Statement on Bahrain

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PEN International, an organization of writers working to promote literature and defend freedom of expression, released a statement on October 25 calling for the government of Bahrain to implement recommendations from the U.N. Human Rights Council, along with those made by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. Citing cases of human rights abuses, PEN International called for the immediate “release of Nabeel Rajab, Abdul Hadi al-Khawara, Dr. Abdul-Jalil Alsingace and all those detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to free expression.” The statement was released amid continuing violence in the country.