15/ 16 February 2016

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Bahrain arrests four
American journalists
during protests

a woman, were arrested

around the Shiite town of
Sitra on Sunday during
clashes between security
forces and protesters, in
a statement published by
the official Bahrain News
Agency.

Dubai (AFP) - Bahraini

authorities have arrested
four Americans during
protests
marking
the
fifth anniversary of a
Shiite-led uprising in the
kingdom, US and Bahraini
authorities said, drawing
condemnation from rights
groups.

"One of them was masked

and taking part with a
group of saboteurs in
Sitra in acts of rioting
and sabotage and attacks
on security officials," it
said. "The other three
were arrested at a security
checkpoint in the same
area."

They
include
an
independent
journalist
named Anna Therese Day
and three members of her
camera crew, according
to a statement issued by
Day's family.

The four entered Bahrain

between February 11 and
12 and "provided false
information to concerned
authorities" claiming to be
tourists, police said.

Police
said
four
Americans, among them

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said it was "aware of the
arrest of four U.S. citizens
in Bahrain" on Sunday but
could not discuss the case
due to privacy concerns.

4
US
reporters
arrested in Bahrain on
uprising's anniversary
DUBAI, United Arab
Emirates
(AP)

Bahrain has arrested four

American
journalists
covering the anniversary
of its 2011 uprising amid a
long crackdown on dissent
in the tiny Gulf nation,
witnesses said Monday.
Police said they detained
four
Americans
for
providing
"false
information that they
were tourists," while also
alleging one took part in an
attack on its officers. The
U.S. Embassy in Manama

Police said one of the

journalists was a woman
and three were men.
Witnesses identified the
woman as Anna Therese
Day, an American freelance
journalist from Boise,
Idaho, who previously
had contributed to The
Huffington Post and The
Daily Beast.
In a statement, The Post
told The Associated Press
that Day, who had blogged
on the website and
appeared on its HuffPost
Live program, was not on
assignment for the outlet
at the time of her arrest.

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which was violently put

down.

Bahrain arrests four US

journalists on uprising
anniversary
Four US journalists have
been arrested in Bahrain
accused
of
illegally
entering the country and
being involved in illegal
activities.

Clashes broke out between

protesters
and
police
on Sunday as marches
remembering the date
were dispersed by security
forces.

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One of the reporters was

identified as Anna Therese
Day and the other three
were said to be members
of her crew.
Ms Day's family rejected
the official allegations,
and US officials said they
could not comment.
The arrests happened on
the fifth anniversary of an
anti-government uprising

Four U.S. journalists

detained in Bahrain:
journalists group
DUBAI/WASHINGTON
(Reuters)
A
U.S.
journalist
and
three
members of her camera
crew were detained in
Bahrain
on
Sunday,
Reporters
Without
Borders said on Monday,
urging Bahrain to release
the four American citizens
"rapidly
and
without
harm."
In a statement, the group
described Anna Day and
her three colleagues as
experienced journalists,
who had most recently
worked on virtual reality
documentaries in Egypt
and Gaza.

Bahraini
police
said
earlier they had detained
four foreign nationals.
Bahrain's interior ministry
said in a statement the
four
were
"suspected
of
offences
including
entering Bahrain illegally
having submitted false
information to border
staff, and participating in
an unlawful gathering."
The U.S. State Department
said it was aware of reports
that U.S. citizens had been
arrested but declined
further comment.

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Four
American
journalists
arrested
in Bahrain during
protests
Independent
journalist
Anna Therese Day and
three cameramen detained
while covering anniversary
of a Shia uprising
Bahraini authorities have
arrested four Americans
during protests marking
the fifth anniversary of a
Shia-led uprising in the
kingdom.

The US State Department

said it was aware of reports
that Americans had been
arrested in Bahrain but
declined further comment,
citing privacy concerns.
A
police
statement
published by the official
Bahrain News Agency did
not initially specify the
identities or nationalities
of those arrested, or who
they work for. But a later
update said the four were
American and included a
woman.

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The four are reporters and

include an independent
journalist named Anna
Therese Day. The other
three are members of her
camera crew, according
to a statement issued by
Days family.

Four US journalists
arrested in Bahrain
Freelance journalist Anna
Therese Day among those
arrested, family says, as
rights group calls for their
release.
Four US journalists have
been arrested in Bahrain,
accused of entering the
country illegally, joining
protests and lying to
border staff.
Bahraini police said on
Monday that they had
detained four "foreign
nationals", while the US
State Department said
it was aware of reports
that US citizens had
been arrested in the Gulf
nation.

the Associated Press.

Four US journalists
arrested in Bahrain
after being accused
of providing 'false
information'
The freelance journalist
Anna Therese Day and
three of her camera
crew were covering the
anniversary of one of
the largest Arab Spring
uprisings
Four American journalists
have
been
detained
in Bahrain while they
were reporting on the
anniversary of one of the
largest uprisings of the
Arab Spring.

The group reportedly

provided
false
information that they
were tourists and one
journalist allegedly wore
a mask and took part in
an attack on an officer
alongside other rioters.
The US embassy in
Manama confirmed it was
aware of the arrest of four
US citizens but could not
discuss the case due to
privacy concerns.

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American
freelance
journalist Anna Therese
Day and three male
journalists were taken on
14 February, according to
A statement from Bahrain's
interior ministry said
the four were "suspected
of
offences
including
entering Bahrain illegally
having submitted false
information to border
staff, and participating in
an unlawful gathering".
An earlier statement from
the interior ministry said
the four were Americans.
The freelance journalist
Anna Therese Day was
among those arrested,
according to a statement
from Day's family.

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American
Journalist
Anna Therese Day
Detained In Bahrain
Award-winning reporter
Anna Therese Day and
three other journalists
have been detained in
Bahrain and have not been
released.
Four journalists, including
at least one American,
were detained in Bahrain
on Sunday, according to
U.S. officials. The group
had been in the country
reporting on the fifth
anniversary of a popular
uprising there that was
put down by security
authorities.

A
spokesperson
for
the family of one the
journalists, Anna Therese
Day, an award-winning
reporter who has lived
and worked throughout
the Middle East, said that
Day and her camera crew
hadnt been released and
disputed allegations by
Bahraini officials that
one of the reporters was
arrested while wearing a
mask and participating in
attacks on police alongside
rioters in Sitra, an island
off Bahrains eastern coast.
The allegation that they
were in any way involved
in illegal behavior or
anything
other
than
journalistic
activities
is
impossible,
the
spokesperson said.

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Four
American
journalists arrested in
Bahrain
New York, February 15,
2016 - The Committee to
Protect Journalists calls for
the immediate release of
four American journalists
arrested
in
Bahrain
yesterday while reporting
on the anniversary of the
launch of mass opposition
protests on February 14,
2011.

did not name the three

others, who have not yet
been identified in media
reports, but said they had
previously worked with
Day in creating virtual
reality documentary films
in Gaza and Egypt. It is
not clear whether the four
were on assignment for a
particular news outlet at
the time of their arrest.

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Bahrain
Journalist
Therese Day

Detains
Anna

American journalist Anna

Therese Day, as well as
three members of her
camera crew, have been
arrested and detained in
Bahrain, according to a
statement from Frontline
Freelance Register, an
organization for conflict
journalists that Ms. Day
helped start.

their short-lived prodemocracy uprising.

Reporters
Without
Borders is calling on the
Bahraini monarchy to
release four American
journalists without delay.
They were arrested Sunday
on the fifth anniversary of
Bahrain's short-lived prodemocracy uprising.
Bahraini police say they
arrested four American
journalists Sunday as
hundreds of Bahraini's
took to the streets to mark
the fifth anniversary of

An experienced journalist,
Ms. Day had reported on
conflicts from all over
the world, including the
Middle East and North
Africa, India, Brazil and
Mexico.

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The
four
journalists
were detained on Sunday
while working in Bahrain
and were, according to
the statement, recently
working on a virtual
reality film in Egypt and
Gaza.

A statement issued by
the family of one of the
four journalists today
identified her as freelance
journalist Anna Therese
Day.
The
statement

Bahrain
arrests
4
Americans as unrest
marks
anniversary
of
pro-democracy
uprising

Bahrains interior ministry

said in a statement that
the four were suspected
of
offenses
including
entering Bahrain illegally
having submitted false
information to border
staff and participating in
an unlawful gathering,
Reuters reported.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry

acknowledged the arrests
on Monday on their web
site, saying, "our foreign
nationals were detained
yesterday in Bahrain.
The four are suspected
of
offenses
including
entering Bahrain illegally,
having submitted false
information to border
staff and participating in
an unlawful gathering."
"They have been afforded
full legal rights in line with
the Kingdom's procedures
and constitution while
investigations continue."

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Bahrain: 4 Journalists
Detained
Press freedom advocates
protested to Bahrain on
Monday over the arrest of
four American journalists
who had been reporting
on the fifth anniversary
of the political opposition
uprising in the Gulf
monarchy, an ally of
the United States. The
Bahrain authorities, who
seized the four on Sunday,
did not identify them by
name, but the family of
one identified her as Anna
Therese Day, a freelance
journalist and Fulbright
Fellow who has reported
for
The
Huffington
Post and other media
outlets.
The
Bahrain
policewebsite said the four
were suspected of having

entered Bahrain illegally

and participating in an
unlawful gathering. The
Committee to Protect
Journalists in New York
called for their immediate
release.

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