{"id":16504,"date":"2013-02-28T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T18:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16504"},"modified":"2013-02-28T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T18:08:19","slug":"zainab-al-khawaja-arrested-after-denial-of-appeal-against-backdrop-of-intensified-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16504","title":{"rendered":"Zainab al-Khawaja arrested after denial of appeal against backdrop of intensified protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bahrainfreedom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bahrainfreedom-e1362074814407.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\" \" width=\"425\" height=\"318\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16505\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahraini forces arrest rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja amid protests<\/strong><br \/>\n27 February, 2013 &#8211; PressTV<\/p>\n<p>Bahraini regime forces have arrested prominent human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja as a wave of fresh anti-regime protests erupt across the Persian Gulf kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The activist was reportedly arrested by the Saudi-backed forces at a demonstration held in capital Manama on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Similar protests were also held in the villages of Diraz and Dar Kulaib, and the town of Sanad.<\/p>\n<p>The protests were staged over the Bahraini regime\u2019s refusal to hand over the body of Mahmoud Issa al-Jaziri, an anti-regime activist killed at a demonstration in mid-February.<\/p>\n<p>Jaziri was hit in the head by a tear gas canister on February 14 after security forces attacked anti-regime demonstrators in Nabi Saleh, south of Manama, as they were marking the second anniversary of the uprising.<\/p>\n<p>    Since mid-February 2011, thousands of pro-democracy protesters have staged numerous demonstrations in the streets of Bahrain, calling for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power.<\/p>\n<p>On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates invaded the country to assist the Bahraini government in its crackdown on the peaceful protesters.<\/p>\n<p>According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians for Human Rights says doctors and nurses have been detained, tortured, or disappeared because they have &#8220;evidence of atrocities committed by the authorities, security forces, and riot police&#8221; in the crackdown on anti-government protesters.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/detail\/2013\/02\/27\/291153\/bahraini-forces-arrest-rights-activist\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8230;source<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"igit_tsb_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crookedbough.com%2F%3Fp%3D16504&amp;text=Zainab+al-Khawaja+arrested+after+denial+of+appeal+against+backdrop+of+intensified+protests&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=\" style=\"\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bahraini forces arrest rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja amid protests 27 February, 2013 &#8211; PressTV Bahraini regime forces have arrested prominent human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja as a wave of fresh anti-regime protests erupt across the Persian Gulf kingdom. 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