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<p>The UK Government has frank discussions with the Government of Bahrain about human
rights concerns both in public and in private. We urge the Bahraini authorities to
respect the rights of all its citizens, and call on them to protect the universal
rights of freedom of expression. The former Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the
Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke to the Bahraini Foreign Minister,
Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa on 14 June about his case. An official from our
Embassy in Bahrain has attended all his hearings to date, including most recently
on 5 September. We will continue to monitor his case closely and raise concerns with
the Government of Bahrain.</p>
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