Bahraini court gives jail terms to four protesters
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Bahraini police forces fire tear gas at anti-government protesters on the island of Sitra, January 29, 2016. (Photo by AP)
A court in Bahrain has sentenced four anti-regime protesters to 10 years in prison each over their alleged role in an attack on police forces in the Persian Gulf Arab kingdom.
According to Press TV, the verdict was announced on Wednesday. No further details have been released yet.
In another development, the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights has condemned the continued imprisonment of Bahraini journalist Ahmed al-Fardan, describing it as the suppression of freedom of thought and expression.
Fardan was arrested in December 2013 after his photos of the popular uprising in Bahrain was published by various media outlets.
Also on Wednesday, the International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms urged the release of prominent Bahraini opposition figure Mohammed Jawad Pervez who is struggling with illness and health problems.
The center called on international and regional human rights organizations to do their best to defend Bahraini people’s rights.
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