Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bahrain: medical centres raided

Activists in Bahrain say security forces arrested medical workers in retribution for treating protesters injured in the uprising.

Security forces have seized at least eight health workers from two separate medical facilities in Bahrain, according to Al Jazeera.

The Aali Health Centre in Manama was raided early on Tuesday morning. Medical staff working in the two centres were beaten and an unknown number were arrested.

Human rights groups have accused Bahrain of arresting patients and medical staff suspected of taking part in protests, and sacking hundreds of public workers. Bahrain says it targets only those who committed crimes during the unrest in March.

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