2011年4月9日星期六

Leading Bahrain activist arrested

9 April 2011, last updated at 10: 11 GMT Frank Gardner by Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent, Bahrain Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ZOLLER al-Khawaja is one of Bahrain's most famous human rights activists were arrested by security forces in Bahrain and one of the leading people of the land rights activists, says his daughter beaten.

The activist, ZOLLER al-Khawaja, was seized in the middle of the night and with his two sons-in-law.

It is the latest in a series of violent night arrests of opponents, human rights activists say.

The Bahrain Government throws them incitement to unrest and to try, to divide the Sunni and Shiite Muslim communities.

In the very early Saturday morning, Mr al-Khawaja says daughter up to 20 armed and masked policemen broke their apartment and began the attack on her father.

Maryam al-Khawaja says that he no resistance, but that the men beat him unconscious and him below dragged, so that a trail of blood available.

She said the family have no idea where he is given what he is charged with, or how long it will take place.

Stalled talks

ZOLLER al-Khawaja has long been a thorn in the side of the Government side.

For many, he is a respected human rights activist, to other Republicans, a Shiite, Sunni monarchy has called for the overthrow of the 200-year-old he is dangerous.

The Government and his supporters have accused Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah help to incite the unrest, in which almost 30 people, mostly unarmed protesters, have been killed since February.

Negotiations between family and opposition have advised government parties about political reform in the ground to a halt.

The Crown Prince has derailing the talks by the establishment of illegal roadblocks, you, they accused extremists intimidate the population and to try it to columns.

Bahrain is visible on certain roads intersections and over 1,500 Saudi and other Gulf soldiers now emergency right with heavily armed troops and police deployed.

Opposition activists have called it an invasion, but many Bahrainis, mainly but not exclusively Sunni, have welcomed the deployment of troops was encountered when moving the country towards anarchy.

More than 400 people are believed to in prison, and hundreds more protests were dismissed from their jobs for participation in pro-democracy.

Daniel Williams, a senior researcher for human arrests Rights Watch, which said in Bahrain, currently held in old people's homes here almost every night, with many prisoners were held incommunicado.

The Government says there will be no indulgence for the it extremists calls.

But there is no excuse for the arbitrary detention and physical abuse of government opponents, human says Rights Watch.


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