Shiites decry ‘persecution in Bahrain’
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DUBAI — Bahrain persists in persecuting members of its Shiite majority in “systematic” human rights violations, seven weeks after crushing a month-long pro-democracy protest, activists say.
Shiites face fast-tracked martial courts, continued detention of hundreds, demolition of mosques and arbitrary dismissal of employees in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, they say.
At least 567 people, including 38 women, remain in detention, former MP Matar Matar told AFP, out of around 1,000 people rounded up after security forces quelled the protest on March 16.
“We are in touch with international organisations to highlight the systematic violations by the authorities,” he said, claiming the government was taking advantage of “international silence” over the violations..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110429com6.html
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