Bahrainis Urge Release of Political Activists

Navideshahed: Bahrainis have held protests in several villages across the country to demand the release of jailed political activists.

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يکشنبه - ۳۰ تير ۲۰۱۲ / 2012 30 April

The protestors burned tires and blocked roads in several villages on Monday.

They also gathered in front of a court in the capital, Manama, on Monday to protest the trial of political prisoners.

Top Bahraini opposition figures including leader of the al-Wefaq group Ali Salman also attended the demonstration in Manama.

Bahrainis also expressed solidarity with prominent jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for more than two months.

His wife said on Sunday that Khawaja “was drugged and force-fed against his will”? on April 23, but a spokesperson for the Bahrain Defense Forces Hospital rejected the issue.

Khawaja, who holds dual Danish and Bahraini nationality, was given a life sentence in June 2011 over accusations of inciting protests against the Manama regime.

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Source: PressTV

The protestors burned tires and blocked roads in several villages on Monday. They also gathered in front of a court in the capital, Manama, on Monday to protest the trial of political prisoners. Top Bahraini opposition figures including leader of the al-Wefaq group Ali Salman also attended the demonstration in Manama. Bahrainis also expressed solidarity with prominent jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for more than two months. His wife said on Sunday that Khawaja “was drugged and force-fed against his will”? on April 23, but a spokesperson for the Bahrain Defense Forces Hospital rejected the issue. Khawaja, who holds dual Danish and Bahraini nationality, was given a life sentence in June 2011 over accusations of inciting protests against the Manama regime. The End Source: PressTV