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Bahraini opposition announced Tuesday the martyrdom of Mohammed Mushaima in custody, while serving a 7 year sentence.

Mushaima was jailed last year for participating in pro-democracy demonstrations in Bahrain where a peaceful revolution has started twenty months ago.

Only two days ago, the 17 year old Ali Neama was killed by the regime forces which targeted him at close range, during his participation in pro-democracy protests, riddling his body with Birdshot pellets.

Many Bahraini men, women and children have been killed in different ways, since the start of the mass revolution. The use of excessive force by the authority has also caused a number of deaths between foreign workers in the country.

Meanwhile, hundreds of men, women and human rights activists are still detained in the Bahraini prisons which are known for their disproportionate torture that has led to a number of deaths in custody.

In parallel, lawyers reported that Bahrain's Court of Appeal decided to reduce the prison sentences of 3 Bahraini handball players commuted their 15-year sentence to a year instead.

The lawyers noted the three players are brothers - Mohammed, Ali Mirza and Mohammad Ali Jawad . They further explained that their release was now pending since they had already completed their one year imprisonment.

Moreover, the players' lawyers explained that "none of the court record ever included any admission of guild on the part of the players. All none the prosecution witnesses positively identified the defendants."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org