Karim Fakhrawi

Year: 2011

Nationality: Bahrain

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Manama, Bahrain

Press organization: Al-Wasat

What's Karim Fakhrawi's story?

Karim Fakhrawi, founder and board member of Al-Wasat, Bahrain’s premier independent daily newspaper, was tortured to death in state custody between April 11 and 12, 2011, according to news reports and a government commission of inquiry launched later that year.

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