Manama. .- The Bahraini Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) has indicated that the number of opposition activists detained in the Gulf country has already exceeded the 500 - among which there are 17 women - as well as 18 missing , as reported by Iranian television channel PressTV. Since the beginning of the protests in Bahrain, dozens of protesters have been killed and many more are missing.
The bodies of the missing are usually found days later. The president of BCHR, Nabil Rajab, said that, currently, one in a thousand Bahrainis being held for political reasons. In this sense, eyewitnesses have reported that state security forces conducted house to house to arrest the activists.
In addition, six opposition leaders were arrested, refusing the Manama Government to give more information about your situation. These six politicians, including five Shiite and one Sunni, were arrested on 17 March. Among them is Hassan Mushaima, head of the Haq, who returned home from the UK in mid-February after the regime of Bahrain withdrew the charges against him.
Family members present at the time of arrest noted that members of the Saudi Army participated in the operation. According to reports reaching from the Asian country, the regime's forces, backed by Saudi troops have intensified their struggle against opposition figures and protesters. Eyewitnesses indicated that the Bahraini police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators to break up several demonstrations in the capital.
They have also indicated that the Government has sent thugs to quell the riots in some parts of the country. 
The bodies of the missing are usually found days later. The president of BCHR, Nabil Rajab, said that, currently, one in a thousand Bahrainis being held for political reasons. In this sense, eyewitnesses have reported that state security forces conducted house to house to arrest the activists.
In addition, six opposition leaders were arrested, refusing the Manama Government to give more information about your situation. These six politicians, including five Shiite and one Sunni, were arrested on 17 March. Among them is Hassan Mushaima, head of the Haq, who returned home from the UK in mid-February after the regime of Bahrain withdrew the charges against him.
Family members present at the time of arrest noted that members of the Saudi Army participated in the operation. According to reports reaching from the Asian country, the regime's forces, backed by Saudi troops have intensified their struggle against opposition figures and protesters. Eyewitnesses indicated that the Bahraini police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators to break up several demonstrations in the capital.
They have also indicated that the Government has sent thugs to quell the riots in some parts of the country.
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