AhlulBayt News Agency

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Tuesday

29 May 2012

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Two Bahraini opposition leaders tortured in detention

Two Bahraini opposition leaders and human rights activists have said they have been tortured during their detention in the country’s prisons.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Two Bahraini opposition leaders and human rights activists have said they have been tortured during their detention in the country’s prisons.In an appeals court on Tuesday, Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil al-Singace made the complaint to the civilian court on the first day of their retrial.A military court has sentenced the two activists to long prison terms for their role in Bahrain’s revolution.Thirteen defendants, seven of whom face life terms, are being retried in a civil appeals court.Prominent rights activists Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who ended his 110-day hunger strike on Monday, is also among the defendants. Khawaja did not appear in court because of poor health.The next court session is scheduled on June 5.The kingdom has been the scene of anti-regime demonstrations since February 2011. Scores of people have been killed and many others have been arrested during the revolution. /129