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​Bahrain s Policy Of Revoking Shia Protesters Citizenship

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Stateless People: An inside look at Bahrain s controversial policy of revoking the citizenships of activists Uncovering Saudi Arabia s Secret Shia Uprising https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN83t3yRgFQ Inside Saudi Arabia s growing opposition movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7zgifyiqnA Bahrain s Dark Secret - Bahrain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O2nhi7iGI8 Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=69390 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Since 2012, the Bahraini government has revoked the citizenships of its Shia population as a way of suppressing pro-democracy activists. We gain exclusive access to five underground activists to hear their story. "They want to frighten people. To tell them that if you start talking, this is what’ll happen to you", explains Nedal al-Salman from the Bahrain centre for Human Rights. Since Shias took to the streets to peacefully protest for greater political rights from the Sunni regime, life for most Bahrainis has been difficult. By revoking citizenships at random within the Shia majority, the government removes these people’s rights to work, healthcare and legal support. "Our life has become hell", says Hussain Khairulla Mohammed, a stateless person. Despite a recent Amnesty report detailing mass arrests, unlawful killings and torture used as tactics to silence dissent, little has changed. "We re living in a huge prison where people can t get from one place to another. There are checkpoints everywhere and there are security forces all over Bahrain", describes lawyer Mohammed Altajer."Most of the people who ve lost their citizenship have nothing to do with politics or human rights issues". Shias have become outcasts in their own country, and continue to face discrimination at the hands of an official government policy. Off Centre Productions – Ref. 6639 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.

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