ESPN Report on Arrest & Torture of The Athletes Of Bahrain
 

10-11-11 04:40 PM

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ESPN has released a short film documenting the situation of several Bahraini athletes who participated in pro-reform protests earlier this year. The video asserts that approximately 200 athletes were arrested in a government crackdown, many of whom underwent torture and secret military trials. The film discusses A’laa Hubail, one of Bahrain’s most prominent soccer stars who has since been banished from Bahrain’s national team for his role in the demonstrations. Jeremy Schapp conducts interviews with many athletes and political officials, asserting that demonstrators “were fed up with the all-powerful royal family, the al-Khalifas, who are Sunni Muslims, and who treat the Shia majority like an underclass, limiting access to jobs and resources.” Schapp also asserts that one of the government’s approaches was “making examples of athletes,” many of whom were denounced on state-run television. The full video can been seen below.

Watch the video on http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7209835

This summary taken from pomed.org



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