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Ed Markey: We publicly expressed our concern over the Government of Bahrain's recent decrees restricting the rights and abilities…

On the recordMay 6, 2013
We publicly expressed our concern over the Government of Bahrain's recent decrees restricting the rights and abilities of political groups to assemble, associate, and express themselves freely.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses U.S. concerns regarding Bahrain's restrictions on political freedoms.

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