Bahrain: Arbitrary Arrests Escalate

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In: Bahrain, Criminal Justice, Detention without Trial, Free Expression, Freedom of Association, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Peace and Justice, Police Brutality, Press release
Security forces arrested two former members of parliament from Bahrain’s largest opposition group. The arrests were the first targeting elected representatives of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which won the popular vote in October 2010 elections, since the large-scale crackdown against protesters and opposition members began in mid-March.

Update:

At approximately 10 p.m. on May 4, 2011, Bahraini authorities released Dr. Nedhal al-Khalifa and two of her associates from CID headquarters in `Adlyia, where they were being detained. The condition and whereabouts of al-Khalifa’s husband, Dr. Sadiq Abdulla, remain unknown, as well as the reason for his detention.

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