Bahrain: Activist Enters Court on Wheelchair, Protests Ongoing
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Well-known Bahraini Human Right activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appeared in civil court on Tuesday on a wheelchair for his trial. He has been on hunger strike for more than three months. According to sources, he looked weak upon arrival to court, but moved the wheelchair alone without assistance.
Khawaja, who holds dual Danish and Bahraini nationality, was given a life sentence in a military court in June 2011 over accusations of inciting protests against the Manama regime.
His lawyer, Mohamed al-Jishi, said last week that Khawaja's health has "slightly improved because he was force-fed."
On April 30, Bahrain's Court of Cassation ordered the retrial of 21 Bahraini political activists, including Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
The Court of Cassation ordered that the trial "take place again and that testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses be heard once more as if it is a new trial."
On another note, anti-regime peaceful demonstrations took to the streets in several villages near the Bahraini capital Manama on Tuesday. The demonstrators carried placards that read "death to America" and "Down with King Hamad".
According to press reports, the demonstrators denounced Washington for ignoring the Bahraini regime's violation of rights of the peaceful protesters.
The US State Department said on May 11 that Washington will resume arms sales to Bahrain. However, Bahraini opposition groups and activists condemned the decision, saying it could encourage further human rights violations in the Persian Gulf country.
Source: News agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Well-known Bahraini Human Right activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appeared in civil court on Tuesday on a wheelchair for his trial. He has been on hunger strike for more than three months. According to sources, he looked weak upon arrival to court, but moved the wheelchair alone without assistance.
Khawaja, who holds dual Danish and Bahraini nationality, was given a life sentence in a military court in June 2011 over accusations of inciting protests against the Manama regime.
His lawyer, Mohamed al-Jishi, said last week that Khawaja's health has "slightly improved because he was force-fed."
On April 30, Bahrain's Court of Cassation ordered the retrial of 21 Bahraini political activists, including Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
The Court of Cassation ordered that the trial "take place again and that testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses be heard once more as if it is a new trial."
On another note, anti-regime peaceful demonstrations took to the streets in several villages near the Bahraini capital Manama on Tuesday. The demonstrators carried placards that read "death to America" and "Down with King Hamad".
According to press reports, the demonstrators denounced Washington for ignoring the Bahraini regime's violation of rights of the peaceful protesters.
The US State Department said on May 11 that Washington will resume arms sales to Bahrain. However, Bahraini opposition groups and activists condemned the decision, saying it could encourage further human rights violations in the Persian Gulf country.
Source: News agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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