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Bahrain expels CNN reporter

18 Mar 2011 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost

Mohammed Jamjoom, a CNN correspondent, was expelled from Bahrain on Wednesday after reporting on the violent crackdown by security forces on the main protest camp in Manama. The authorities gave no reason for the expulsion, and other CNN journalists remain in Bahrain.

Bahrain: Security forces crackdown on protesters

16 Mar 2011 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, News and features

A day after martial law was declared in the kingdom, Bahraini security forces have carried out a crackdown on protesters camped out at Pearl Square in the capital Manama. Security forces, backed by tanks, drove out the protesters from their camps in violent clashes which resulted in the deaths of at least three protesters and three policemen. Security forces have also reportedly surrounded the Salmaniya hospital and are refusing entry to wounded protesters.