{"id":18444,"date":"2013-09-18T10:41:24","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T16:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=18444"},"modified":"2013-09-18T10:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T16:41:24","slug":"bahrain-opposition-quit-reconciliation-talks-that-never-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=18444","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain Opposition quit reconciliation talks that never were"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain Shia groups quit reconciliation talks<\/strong>
\n18 September, 2013 – AlJazeera<\/p>\n

Bahrain’s main Shia Muslim groups have suspended participation in reconciliation talks with the Sunni-led government after the detention of an important opposition figure.<\/p>\n

Bahrain’s public prosecution said Khalil al-Marzooq, a former deputy parliament speaker, was detained on Tuesday accused of instigating violence and having links to bombings and other attacks.<\/p>\n

Marzooq, a senior member of Al Wefaq, the main Shia political bloc, was ordered to be held for 30 days during the investigation.<\/p>\n

His supporters claim he was targeted in attempts to punish the opposition after recent criticism from European officials about government crackdowns on dissent.<\/p>\n

The decision by the Shia groups closes one of the main channels for dialogue.<\/p>\n

Repeated rounds of political talks have failed to significantly close the rifts between the Sunni establishment and Shia factions, who began an Arab Spring-inspired uprising in early 2011 to seek greater political rights.<\/p>\n

According to the government, more than 65 people have died in the unrest, but rights groups and others put the death toll higher. …source<\/a><\/p>\n

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