Reporter and Cameraman Arrested and Subjected to Interrogation Following Anti Prime Minister Rally
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 07063001
Ms. Zainab Abdulnabi, 24 years, Isa-Town a reporter for the Al-Aalam Newschannel along with her cameraman Mr. Seyed Ali Al-Najjar, 20 years, Hamad Town, were arrested today and interrogated only to be released later after signing a statement.
Reporter and Cameraman Arrested and Subjected to Interrogation Following Anti Prime Minister Rally
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 07063001
Ms. Zainab Abdulnabi, 24 years, Isa-Town a reporter for the Al-Aalam Newschannel along with her cameraman Mr. Seyed Ali Al-Najjar, 20 years, Hamad Town, were arrested today and interrogated only to be released later after signing a statement.
According to Ms. Abdulnabi, they were in the area close to the United Nations Building when they were approached by a white car, in which there were several men in civilian clothes. A police jeep was called and Ms. Abdelnabi was asked to get in, in order to be taken to the Hoora Police Station, a demand she refused bluntly as she objected to being treated like a criminal. The officer took her card and confiscated her camera and demanded that she follow them in her own car. At the Interrogations office, both the reporter and the camera man were subjected to interrogation and were released later that night, the camera was also returned.
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights concern towards the authority’s treatment of activists is only enhanced now that reporters are also being treated in this provocative manner. The BCHR calls upon the Bahraini authorities to respect basic human rights and to guarantee the safety of reporters and activists who practice their rights to freedom of expression and gathering.
www.bahrainrights.org