Comments on: UPDATED: Danish human rights activist arrested in Bahrain, faces torture: will Danish foreign minister intervene? http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 16:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Matt Moylan http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1302511 Matt Moylan Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1302511 Sounds kind of silly. The benefit of working digitally is you can easily change things later and keep your article looking nice. Sounds kind of silly. The benefit of working digitally is you can easily change things later and keep your article looking nice.

]]> By: Carsten Agger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1302426 Carsten Agger Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1302426 "Home"? As they say, "it's complicated". Zainab is a Danish citizen, but the family is from Bahrain. They left Bahrain as political refugees in the 1980s and became naturalized citizens, and Zainab was raised in Denmark. They returned to Bahrain around 2000, when there were signs of reform. So she <i>is</i> home. Supposing that you didn't mean "in her house, not protesting in the streets". You can read more about the background story in her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulhadi_Alkhawaja" rel="nofollow">father's Wikipedia page</a>. “Home”? As they say, “it’s complicated”. Zainab is a Danish citizen, but the family is from Bahrain. They left Bahrain as political refugees in the 1980s and became naturalized citizens, and Zainab was raised in Denmark. They returned to Bahrain around 2000, when there were signs of reform. So she is home.

Supposing that you didn’t mean “in her house, not protesting in the streets”. You can read more about the background story in her father’s Wikipedia page.

]]> By: jeligula http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1302137 jeligula Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1302137 She should stay home. Just sayin'. She should stay home. Just sayin’.

]]> By: carstenagger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1302016 carstenagger Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1302016 According to this article (in Danish, Google Translate will go al long way) Zainab still risks two years' prison for, among other things, ""assaulting a police officer" (sigh). According to her family, she has suffered crass violence during her arrest: http://www.b.dk/globalt/dansker-i-bahrain-risikerer-to-aars-faengsel You can see her "assault" on the police officer in the video of her arrest - more of the type "the defendant viciously hammered his forehead against my boot". According to this article (in Danish, Google Translate will go al long way) Zainab still risks two years’ prison for, among other things, “”assaulting a police officer” (sigh). According to her family, she has suffered crass violence during her arrest:

http://www.b.dk/globalt/dansker-i-bahrain-risikerer-to-aars-faengsel

You can see her “assault” on the police officer in the video of her arrest – more of the type “the defendant viciously hammered his forehead against my boot”.

]]> By: Carsten Agger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301766 Carsten Agger Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301766 I don't think the Danish foreign minister had anything to do with her release, so how cool he is and whether he has the courage to stand up for human rights in Bahrain remains to be seen. I personally don't care about his English, it's better than my own French. I don’t think the Danish foreign minister had anything to do with her release, so how cool he is and whether he has the courage to stand up for human rights in Bahrain remains to be seen.

I personally don’t care about his English, it’s better than my own French.

]]> By: ffabian http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301711 ffabian Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301711 Must be easier to get one of your citizens out of a torture prison when you don't torture other foreign nationals yourself. Must be easier to get one of your citizens out of a torture prison when you don’t torture other foreign nationals yourself.

]]> By: Snarf http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301706 Snarf Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301706 So I guess this means our new foreign minister is pretty cool after all, despite all the hate he receives these days due to his lacking english speaking skills. Thats good news. Don´t judge a book by its cover and don´t judge a foreign minister by his english. So I guess this means our new foreign minister is pretty cool after all, despite all the hate he receives these days due to his lacking english speaking skills. Thats good news. Don´t judge a book by its cover and don´t judge a foreign minister by his english.

]]> By: stumo http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301703 stumo Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301703 Because it makes it far clearer if you saw the first version, or you're sent here by someone who did. I far prefer it when a source acknowledges that they got their facts wrong, or the story is now out of date, rather than just pretending they were right all along. It's one of the things Boing Boing gets right. Because it makes it far clearer if you saw the first version, or you’re sent here by someone who did. I far prefer it when a source acknowledges that they got their facts wrong, or the story is now out of date, rather than just pretending they were right all along. It’s one of the things Boing Boing gets right.

]]> By: Matt Moylan http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301699 Matt Moylan Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301699 Why do people use strike through when changing articles? Just delete it that part of the article... it's the internet. Why do people use strike through when changing articles? Just delete it that part of the article… it’s the internet.

]]> By: carstenagger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301684 carstenagger Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301684 Minor correction: Photo credit is  @MazenMahdi:twitter  not @MahdiMazen. Mea culpa. Minor correction: Photo credit is  @MazenMahdi:twitter  not @MahdiMazen. Mea culpa.

]]> By: carstenagger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301682 carstenagger Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301682 And, lest we forget, Zainab's release should not make us forget the political prisoners still left in their cells in Bahrain, who may have less profile and less personal support. Zainab tweets: "These last few days were tough, but the only thing that broke me down was leaving political prisoner Fathiya behind #bahrain Fathiya is such a great woman, she is so sweet & wonderful. I cant believe she has been in prison this long, forgotten by every1" And police violence, torture and killings. We should not forget Bahrain. And, lest we forget, Zainab’s release should not make us forget the political prisoners still left in their cells in Bahrain, who may have less profile and less personal support.

Zainab tweets:

“These last few days were tough, but the only thing that broke me down was leaving political prisoner Fathiya behind #bahrain

Fathiya is such a great woman, she is so sweet & wonderful. I cant believe she has been in prison this long, forgotten by every1″

And police violence, torture and killings. We should not forget Bahrain.

]]> By: carstenagger http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301680 carstenagger Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301680 I am so glad to hear she's finally back home.  Cory, thanks for helping us get the word out. I am so glad to hear she’s finally back home.  Cory, thanks for helping us get the word out.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301676 Cowicide Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301676 Wow, I was just getting ready to email too.  Thank goodness she's safe. Wow, I was just getting ready to email too.  Thank goodness she’s safe.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301675 Guest Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301675 she's now back home - https://twitter.com/#!/angryarabiya/statuses/149265450000334848 she’s now back home - https://twitter.com/#!/angryarabiya/statuses/149265450000334848

]]> By: headcode http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/danish-human-rights-activist-a.html#comment-1301672 headcode Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135374#comment-1301672 I just sent off an email.  It's always fun to let the people in powerful positions know that they are being critically watched. I just sent off an email.  It’s always fun to let the people in powerful positions know that they are being critically watched.

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