[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                RELEASE BAHRAINI PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring attention to the 
plight of Mahdi Abu Dheeb. Mahdi Abu Dheeb is the founder of the 
Bahrain Teachers Association and was arrested after taking part in pro-
democracy protests in 2011. For this so-called crime, he was tortured 
and sentenced to 5 years in prison by a military court.
  As a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I call for the 
immediate release of Abu Dheeb and all of the prisoners of conscience. 
Mahdi Abu Dheeb is a nonviolent activist imprisoned for his beliefs. 
His release would send a message that the Bahraini government cares 
about freedom, prosperity, and justice for all of its citizens.

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