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<p>We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to make progrerss with an open
and inclusive national dialogue. We continue to monitor the cases of Ali Salman and
Ebrahim Sharif as well as actions taken against other opposition activists. The Secretary
of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my righthon. Friend the Member for
Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) raised human rights with his Bahraini counterpart,
Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad al Khalifa at their last meeting on 13 October. We also continue
to raise these cases with the Government of Bahrain, at all levels, and call for them
to ensure due process is followed.</p>
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