At least six professional players from Bahrain were arrested and twenty suspended for participating in protests for weeks demanding deep political reforms in the small Gulf country. The Bahraini league stars are added so the string of opponents arrested for participating in demonstrations demanding more democracy and which began last February 14 in the heat of the riots that have shaken the Arab world.
The President of the Bahraini Youth Association for Human Rights, Mohamed al Maskati said Thursday that the arrests occurred last Tuesday after public television in Bahrain issued a report that showed several athletes taking part in protests. "The story spoke ill of them and said they should be suspended," said Al Maskati, who added that the next day three players were arrested and twenty others were suspended.
" Al Maskati detainees complained that they have not been made to contact their lawyers or their families and said the association president has been in contact with FIFA to take action against the Bahraini government. " "Sport should not be independent of politics", he defended Al Maskati, adding that "everyone has the right to be able to demonstrate and express their political views." Among those arrested were Bahraini football stars such as Ala Hubail, which was awarded during the Asia Cup in 2004.
The Bahraini Youth Association also issued a list of workers who were fired for participating in protests and those who will have a dozen journalists from various media and a few hundred employees of various government companies. Al Maskati said the protests would continue despite the arrests but said that "the protesters were shocked because the government is stopping anyone on the streets to protest freely." Bahrain's opposition calls for the establishment of a parliamentary monarchy with a new constitution which the people elect a government and an independent Parliament. 
The President of the Bahraini Youth Association for Human Rights, Mohamed al Maskati said Thursday that the arrests occurred last Tuesday after public television in Bahrain issued a report that showed several athletes taking part in protests. "The story spoke ill of them and said they should be suspended," said Al Maskati, who added that the next day three players were arrested and twenty others were suspended.
" Al Maskati detainees complained that they have not been made to contact their lawyers or their families and said the association president has been in contact with FIFA to take action against the Bahraini government. " "Sport should not be independent of politics", he defended Al Maskati, adding that "everyone has the right to be able to demonstrate and express their political views." Among those arrested were Bahraini football stars such as Ala Hubail, which was awarded during the Asia Cup in 2004.
The Bahraini Youth Association also issued a list of workers who were fired for participating in protests and those who will have a dozen journalists from various media and a few hundred employees of various government companies. Al Maskati said the protests would continue despite the arrests but said that "the protesters were shocked because the government is stopping anyone on the streets to protest freely." Bahrain's opposition calls for the establishment of a parliamentary monarchy with a new constitution which the people elect a government and an independent Parliament.
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