Bahrain: Protesters Stand in Solidarity with Female Detainees
\nBy Sarah July 31, 2011<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Bahraini protesters stood in solidarity with the female detainees despite the attacks from security forces. Protester Hassan AlEskafi was shot in the head during the protests. AlEskafi was taken to a clinic set up by Doctors without Borders however, security forces stormed the clinic and arrested the man running the clinic, Saeed Ayyad, and also took AlEskafi\u2019s body.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the biggest demonstration since March was held where protesters chanted, \u201cthe people are the source of authority.\u201d Security forces took protesters by putting sacks on their head, \u201cGuantanamo style\u201d and severely beating the detainees.<\/p>\n
Additionally, students, like Abdullhadi Nabeel Diwani who had just arrived from his studies in the UAE, were arrested as security forces continue to target students.<\/p>\n
Bahraini security forces recruited Pakistani mercenaries to aid in the crackdown against protesters. …source<\/a><\/p>\n