Giuseppe Sandro Mela.
2018-06-30.
Il Bahrein o Bahrain, ufficialmente Regno del Bahrein, è un piccolo Stato situato su un arcipelago di 33 isole vicino alle coste occidentali del Golfo Persico, la sua capitale è Manama. La lingua ufficiale è l’arabo.
Ha circa un milione e mezzo di abitanti con pil ppa procapite di 28,691 Usd. Noto per il suo petrolio e per le sue perle, il Bahrein è anche sede di molte grandi strutture, tra cui il Bahrain World Trade Center e il Bahrain Financial Harbour.
«France sought to assuage Bahrain on Friday after rare criticism by its ambassador to the kingdom over human rights and an honorary citizenship by Paris of a rights campaigner sparked anger in Manama»
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«French ambassador Cecile Longe tweeted on June 7 that Paris was deeply concerned by the “treatment of human rights defenders and political opponents in the country” and specifically criticized the confirmation of a five-year prison sentence for opposition member Nabeel Rajab.»
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«Longe’s tweets were followed by a decision on Monday by Paris town hall to make the activist an honorary citizen of the French capital.»
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«A Bahraini emissary was dispatched to Paris on Friday to underscore Manama’s disapproval over the issue»
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«the decision had pushed the Bahrainis to look to call off the king’s official visit to Paris, which had been due at the end of June»