Uprising verdict shows Bahrain courts can't protect rights - groups
 

08-01-13 02:05 PM

DUBAI (Reuters) - An appeals court ruling confirming prison terms for 13 protest leaders in Bahrain this week shows that the Gulf Arab state's judicial system is flawed and unable to protect basic rights, international activist groups said. Bahrain, a U.S. ally against Iran and home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has been in political ferment since a street revolt led by majority Shi'ite Muslims ...

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