(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "Most of the villages in Bahrain were protesting yesterday and they were attacked by the police," Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights in Manama said on Saturday.
"Something like 630 people in addition to the 200 in February were arrested, so you're talking about 830 political prisoners," he said, adding that at least 20 doctors, and 25-30 females who are either unionists, doctors, nurses or teachers are detained.
"More and more people are getting injured from different cities. As you know, we still cannot take them to the hospitals,” he said referring to the regime takeover of hospitals which denies medical services to protesters.
"Everybody who provides support to the protesters is being arrested. All the doctors who helped the wounded people were arrested. They are starting to attack the lawyers who are giving legal assistance to the protesters or to those people in detention," he said.
Rajab went on to say that hundreds of activists have gone into hiding as their houses have been raided by security forces. He said stealing money and valuables from the people, especially those who are poor or unknown, is a common practice of the regime forces.
Since the beginning of anti-government protests on February 14, scores of protesters have been killed and many others gone missing. Many of the families believe those arrested are most likely being detained at the Sheikh Isa military base, Rajab said.
Most Bahraini media outlets have been blocked and mosques demolished by the government.
“The protests are continuing, no matter how much violence is used by the government forces and the Saudi forces,” Rajad said, stressing that the protesters demand an end to the rule of the Al Khalifa dynasty.
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