Bahrain Deports Two Activists Ahead of Protest Anniversary
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Bahrain deported two U.S. activists after they participated in an illegal opposition protest, the Information Affairs Authority said.
Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath arrived in the country a few days ago and applied for tourist visas “under false pretenses” at the airport, the agency said in an e-mailed statement late yesterday. It said the two women work with a group called “Witness Bahrain” that promotes the activities of the banned Bahrain Center for Human Rights.