29 August 2011
The trial of two Bahraini pro-democracy activists who had been released on bail earlier this week has been postponed until September 7th, writes Niamh Griffin.
Lawyers for Dr Rula al-Saffar, head of the Bahrain Nursing Society, and Jalila al-Salman, deputy head of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association, asked that the cases be struck out. But this was rejected, according to rights group Front Line.
29 August 2011
The trial of two Bahraini pro-democracy activists who had been released on bail earlier this week has been postponed until September 7th, writes Niamh Griffin.
Lawyers for Dr Rula al-Saffar, head of the Bahrain Nursing Society, and Jalila al-Salman, deputy head of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association, asked that the cases be struck out. But this was rejected, according to rights group Front Line.
Jim Loughran, spokesman for the Dublin-based group, said the lawyers had then asked for the pair to be tried by a civilian court instead of a military court, but this was also denied.
Related:
- BCHR Report: Activists women under fierce attack: detained, tortured and prosecuted for political reasons
- Amnesty International: Bahrain must not try activists in military court
- HRF: Bahrain Government Makes U—Turn on Military Courts