{"id":8159,"date":"2012-03-31T18:29:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T01:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2012-03-31T18:29:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T01:29:46","slug":"moi-murder-and-indiscriminate-attacks-continue-on-peaceful-protesters-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8159","title":{"rendered":"MOI Murder and indiscriminate attacks continue on Peaceful Protesters in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protesters attacked in Bahrain, rights group says<\/strong>
\nBy Mohammed Jamjoom – CNN – April 1, 2012<\/p>\n

(CNN) — Government forces attacked protesters in Bahrain Saturday, according to a human rights group.<\/p>\n

“Security forces have spent the day attacking protests in different parts of the country,” the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said in a statement. “Many serious injuries were reported, including a 15-year-old boy who was hit directly in the arm with a teargas canister.”<\/p>\n

The group also said its president, Nabeel Rajab, was arrested before a planned march in Manama that was to be a show of solidarity with Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, one of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights activists.<\/p>\n

Al-Khawaja was sentenced to life in prison in June for his role in the anti-government demonstrations that swept through Bahrain a year ago. He has been on hunger strike for more than 50 days in protest of his sentence.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Amnesty International issued a statement calling on Bahraini authorities to release al-Khawaja amid fears that he is at risk of death.<\/p>\n

A member of al-Khawaja’s family told CNN they were informed that al-Khawaja had been taken to a hospital due to his deteriorating condition but were not allowed to visit with him.<\/p>\n

CNN could not independently confirm the claims of attacks on protesters, but the Bahrain Interior Ministry confirmed the arrest of Rajab. The ministry said in a tweet that Rajab was arrested for “calling (for) participation in unauthorized rally & illegal gathering.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old protester died early Saturday after a shooting that the main Shiite opposition party Al-Wefaq blamed on neighborhood militias loyal to the Bahraini regime.<\/p>\n

The victim, identified by police as Ahmed Ismael Abdulsamad, died of a gunshot wound to the thigh, the country’s chief of public security, Major-General Tariq Al Hassan, said in a statement released by the Interior Ministry. …more<\/a><\/p>\n

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