AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Press TV
Wednesday

11 May 2011

7:30:00 PM
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HRW Slams Bahrain Military Court Trials

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed the trial of Bahraini civilians in military courts and has called on the Al Khalifa family to put an end to the prosecutions.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Last Sunday, at a closed-door military court hearing, 21 Bahraini human rights activists were charged with attempted subversion, with the allegation that they tried to overthrow the ruling monarchy.

The US-based rights group on Wednesday also said that there are some detained activists who bear signs of ill-treatment and perhaps even torture.

It pointed out the case of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a prominent rights activist who appeared before a special military court on May 8, a month after he was arrested, bore visible signs of ill-treatment and torture.

Meanwhile, Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have arrested a prominent freelance photographer as the Manama regime continues its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) said on Wednesday that Mohammad Salman al-Sheikh was arrested the previous day in his apartment in the town of Sanabis.

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