if you look at the human rights
violations taking place in the country
you can see that bahin is still
continuing to live through a human
rights
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crisis on Sunday the Formula 1 grand
prix will be held in Bahrain amidst
Global Fanfare but the situation is far
from calm in the small Gulf
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Kingdom since the opening of the F1
event on April 17th Banis have taken to
the streets they accuse Formula 1
management of ignoring human rights
abuses in the
country last year Vice news traveled
under cover to Bahrain to witness the
government's brutal suppression of pro
democracy protests which kicked off in
2011 on April 2nd just weeks before the
F1 opened bini authorities arrested
Nabil rajab one of the country's most
prominent human rights activists on
charges of insulting the
kingdom prior to his arrest Vice news
met with rajab at his home I remain one
of very few human right Defender who are
speaking from inside the country the
majority of them are behind bar or they
are in
Exile so now if they keep me in jail so
you can say they almost silence the
whole human right community in this
country and that should not go with the
Silence of respected government we have
a a negative past with the Western
Government who does respect the human
right in their own countries but when it
come to the
outside uh they see their interest I
mean I would say specifically United
Kingdom just days before rajab's arrest
and amidst mounting pressure Formula 1
management issued a statement pledging
to respect human rights in Bahrain and
monitor f1's impact in the country the
bahin authorities during the Formula One
they want to portray a country that is
at peace with itself which is not the
case if you look at the human rights
violations taken place in the country if
you look at the fourth anniversary of
the protests of
2011 just a couple of months ago you can
see that bahin is still continuing to
live through a a human rights
crisis Formula 1 comes at a critical
time in British Bahraini relations in
December Britain announced a landmark
deal to build a permanent naval base in
Bahrain where the United States Navy
hosts its fifth
Fleet last year the UK named Bahrain a
priority market for weapon
sales in London dissidents continue to
criticize Britain's conduct in
Bahrain this month activists protest the
arrival of Prince n bin hammed Al
Khalifa who is accused of involvement in
torturing
prisoners where is the coward the
torturer Nas bin hammed democracy
democracy
democracy democracy democracy
democracy NASA known as bahrain's
Playboy Prince had his diplomatic
immunity Stripped by a British High
Court last year but he continues to
visit London UK government you will
see will be free there is a strategic
interest between the UK and Bahrain and
because of the UK silence it's not only
silence at this stage UK is playing a
misleading role to the International
Community and right now bahin is
building them a base and this is just
like a
as Sunday's race approaches the pressure
is on Formula 1 to honor its Newfound
commitment to human rights in Bahrain
we'll have to wait to see how what
reaction Formula 1 will have if during
the Formula One Grand PR if there are
human rights violations if people are
being prevented from from going out to
protest what sort of reaction Formula 1
uh will come up with