Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Jailing of Bahrain Shiite activists is ‘appalling’

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticized a Bahrain court decision to jail 50 Shiite activists for up to 15 years in a mass show trial, calling the verdict "appalling" and urging a probe into reports that some activists were tortured.

"It’s appalling what passes for ‘justice’ today in Bahrain," Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa director Philip Luther said, as quoted by AFP.

The court sentenced the activists on Sunday, including a prominent Shiite Iraqi cleric who was sentenced for forming a secret opposition group.

The activists were charged with allegedly organizing the ‘February 14 Revolution Youth Coalition’ and trying to topple the country’s constitutional monarchy by organizing bombings and inciting anti-government rallies.

The Sunni-ruled kingdom equates the opposition group with terrorism. Full story...

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