Thursday, May 12, 2011

Police stopped and beaten Bahraini girls to bury protests

Madrid. .- The Police has arrested and golpeadoa Bahraini girls aged between 12 and 16 years of age in at least fifteen girls' schools under the repression of antigovernment demonstrations, revealed on Wednesday Al Jazeera. An investigation by the Qatari television station has obtained evidence that the police have carried out regular attacks against girls' schools.

In an interview to Al Jazeera, 'Heba', a girl aged 16, complained that she and three companions were arrested by police and subjected to beatings during the three days that were held. According to the main Shiite opposition group, Al Wefaq, the police have conducted raids in fifteen girls' schools and have arrested, beaten and threatened with rape of girls of only twelve years old.

Besides, a Bahraini human rights organization has ensured that at least 70 teachers have been arrested. The government deployed security forces in the streets of the country on 14 March and the next day, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa declared a "state of emergency" shall remain in force until 1 June.

At the height of the protests, up to 200,000 people came to demonstrate against the government and against the despotic regime of the Al Khalifa.

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