IFEX :: Reformist writer banned from addressing public issues and publishing his speeches
"(BCHR/IFEX) - The BCHR is gravely concerned about the continuing clampdown on freedom of opinion and expression in Bahrain which resulted in Sheikh Salah Al-Jowder being prevented from distributing his sermons for Friday prayers to local newspapers.
The head of the Sunni Endowment Department of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is a member of the royal family, sent an ultimatum to Al-Jowder, the imam of the Qalali Mosque, regarding his "political" sermons during Friday prayers and their dissemination to the public in Bahraini newspapers.
Al-Jowder sent a statement to the press outlining the instructions that were given to him and asking them to stop publishing his speeches as of 19 September 2008. Earlier, Al-Jowder had also suspended his speeches at the Tariq ibn Ziyad Mosque without explaining the reasons behind his move. He was then transferred to the Qalali Mosque."
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