Amnesty accuses Bahrain of using F1 to ‘sportswash’ image | The Malaysian Insight

Global rights groups have stepped up pressure on Bahrain in the run-up to this weekend's Grand Prix. – EPA pic, March 28, 2019.

AMNESTY International today accused Bahrain of using this weekend’s Formula One race to “sportswash” its image, amid an intense crackdown on political dissent in the Gulf kingdom. “Beneath the glamour of the F1, there is a far more sinister side to Bahrain, revealing the country as a deeply repressive state where anyone critical of the government can be jailed merely for posting a tweet,” said Amnesty’s Middle East director Samah Hadid.

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