Protesters stage sit-in
Published: 18th November 2006
HUNDREDS of protesters called for authorities to lift a ban against media coverage of the Salah Al Bandar case, at a gathering held at the square near the Ras Al Ruman Grand Mosque yesterday, reports REBECCA TORR. For an hour and a half the group held placards and chanted for authorities to open investigations into the Bandargate report. Protesters included various parliamentary candidates, members of the Press, human rights and political activists, as well as Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network representative Moataz Al Fujari and Arab Working Group for Monitoring Media Coverage of the Elections representative Hameed Khalid. The rally was organised by a group of 20 Bahraini religious scholars, women, human rights and political activists in protest over the government’s handling of the Salah Al Bandar case. Protesters also called for authorities to release Bahraini human rights activists Dr Mohammed Saeed Mattar and Hussein Al Hebshi, who were believed to have been detained by the Criminal Investigation Directorate in Adliya on Thursday evening.
Protesters stage sit-in
Published: 18th November 2006
HUNDREDS of protesters called for authorities to lift a ban against media coverage of the Salah Al Bandar case, at a gathering held at the square near the Ras Al Ruman Grand Mosque yesterday, reports REBECCA TORR. For an hour and a half the group held placards and chanted for authorities to open investigations into the Bandargate report. Protesters included various parliamentary candidates, members of the Press, human rights and political activists, as well as Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network representative Moataz Al Fujari and Arab Working Group for Monitoring Media Coverage of the Elections representative Hameed Khalid. The rally was organised by a group of 20 Bahraini religious scholars, women, human rights and political activists in protest over the government’s handling of the Salah Al Bandar case. Protesters also called for authorities to release Bahraini human rights activists Dr Mohammed Saeed Mattar and Hussein Al Hebshi, who were believed to have been detained by the Criminal Investigation Directorate in Adliya on Thursday evening.