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Country Profile: Bahrain
Background
The royally decreed political reforms of 2001–2002, which reinstituted the legislature and declared protection of personal freedoms, have improved the state of human rights in Bahrain. A small, rich, majority Shiite (estimated to be 70 percent of the population)...
- Posted on 08/May/2007; tagged in Bahrain, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -
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1. Executive Summary
2. Political, Technical, and Legal Context in Bahrain
A. Sensitive / Controversial Topics for Media Coverage
B. Internet Infrastructure and Access
C. Legal Background
3. Testing Methodology
A. Methods
B. Results Analysis
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Blog Post: Internet Filtering in Bahrain in 2004-2005
The OpenNet Initiative’s testing of more than 6,000 sites in Bahrain revealed only eight sites blocked. Three were pornographic; the others covered political and religious topics. In each case, sites with similar content remained accessible, and altering the requested URL slightly made...
PDF Version
1. Executive Summary
2. Political, Technical, and Legal Context in Bahrain
A. Sensitive / Controversial Topics for Media Coverage
B. Internet Infrastructure and Access
C. Legal Background
3. Testing Methodology
A. Methods
B. Results Analysis
...