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answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
answer › question first answered	2020-05-22T10:52:04.563Z
min date	2014-10-21

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Bahrain: Press Freedom

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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the Reporters Without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index which saw Bahrain drop to 169 out of 180 countries, a fall of two places since last year and five places since 2017, what assessment they have made of the state of press freedom in Bahrain; and whether any such assessment will impact their provision of technical assistance to that country.

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Lord Scriven

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22/05/2020

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<p>We take note of a number of sources of information when assessing a country's performance. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens. We have not provided technical assistance to Bahrain in this area.</p>

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

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