Recall the two Bahraini men arrested for having photocopies of paper about a controversial political topic? There appears to at last be a semi-happy ending: last week they were released. It's worth celebrating these small victories, in part because an international campaign on their behalf actually was successful. Hopefully similar campaigns for other political prisoners will soon bear fruit.
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March 03, 2007
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