Bahrain sentenced eight prominent activists to life in prison Wednesday in the latest crackdown on a 5-month-old rebellion in the island monarchy that has been criticized by international human rights groups for mass arrests, torture and shooting of protesters.
[…] The sentences came a week before government officials were expected to meet with Shiite leaders at the urging of the U.S., which is calling for an end to abuses against the protesters, who were inspired by revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
Those receiving life sentences include activist Abdul Jalil Singace and Hassan Mushaima, a prominent Shiite political leader, who, like many Bahrainis, returned home from self-exile after assurances by the royal family that reform was coming and activists would not be persecuted. The men were charged with plotting to overthrow the monarchy. [read more]
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