Two Bahraini protesters die in police custody

[News_Editor]

Two Bahraini protesters die in police custody

2011-04-10 04:44:49 GMT+7 (ICT)

MANAMA, BAHRAIN (BNO NEWS) -- Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Saturday two protesters died in police custody, the DPA news agency reported.

Ali Isa Saqer, who was being held for allegedly attempting to murder policemen, died before reaching the hospital. According to the Interior Ministry, the 31-year-old was unruly inside the detention centre and security forces had to intervene.

Another detainee, Zakria Rashid al-Asherri, 40, was also declared dead after reportedly suffering complications caused by sickle cell anaemia. Al-Asherri, who was the supervisor of Al-Dair website and the brother of a former member of parliament for the largest Shiite opposition group al-Wefaq, was arrested last week for inciting strife and hatred.

Hassan Jassim Maki, 39, was the first detainee to be declared dead in police custody on April 3. Police also attributed his death to a sickle cell anaemia condition, while his relatives accused police of torture and medical neglect.

Earlier on Saturday, it was reported that a prominent human rights activist was arrested and beaten by security forces.

More than 25 people have been killed, hundreds arrested and thousands injured in the government-authorized violence in Bahrain.

The country's social unrest began after protesters called for a "Day of Rage" on February 14 to mark the 10th anniversary of the National Action Charter, which returned the country to constitutional rule after the 1990s uprisings. Initially, people took to the streets to demand reform and the introduction of a constitutional monarchy, but later they began to call for the removal of the royal family.

In March, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait deployed their troops to Bahrain to reinforce a massive armed crackdown on the popular uprising.

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, is ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa family, but two-thirds of the population are Shiite.

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[bangkokeddy]

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, is ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa family, but two-thirds of the population are Shiite.

The US should move its Navy away to distance themselves from that ruling family.

[bangkokeddy]

Daughter of Prominent Bahraini Activist Challenges Obama

What was it you meant [during your campaign], Mr. President? YES WE CAN…support dictators?" - asks Zainab Alkhawaja.

Zainab Alkhawaja, the daughter of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist, has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama calling upon him to stand up for freedom and speak up on behalf of her father, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja. He, along with other relatives, was arrested Saturday by security forces.

Zainab, who has been sharing her story on her blog and via Twitter, where she is known as “AngryArabiya,” has also started a hunger strike to draw attention to her cause.

Contacted by phone, Zainab read for us some passages from her letter to Obama.

“Mr. President,… when you were sworn in as President of the United States, I had high hopes. I thought, ‘Here is a person who would never have become president if it were not for the African-American fight for civil liberties. He will understand our fight for freedom.’

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continue:

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Daughter-of-Prominent-Bahraini-Activist-Challenges-Obama-119709944.html

[Steely Dan]

As ever Eddie manages to take the side of one of the most odious regimes, who are themselves instrumental in formenting unrest within Bahrain. Setting that aside for a second the following video puts the limited but regrettable violence within Bahrain into perspective.

[EnSvenskTiger]

that video "tels" us about:

Palestine

Israel

Germany

Algeria

Sudan

Afghanistan

Jordan

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Indonesia

Iran (oc!)

Lebanon

Iraq

But Bahrain? Nopy, nopy! So your post is , I will not say a hate speesh, but OT.

NEXT!

tiger

[Steely Dan]

The hundreds of thousands of Arabs killed by their own regimes is absolutely in context comparing their numbers with the two deaths reported in Bahrain. As for the Iranian regime, it's ironic they should be even around to criticise others after the fraudulent 2009 election and the brutal surpression of the ensuing demonstrations.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html