Attempted overthrow in Bahrain.
The NSA said those arrested were members of illegal organizations such as the Haq, Al Wafa, Objection and the Bahrain Freedom Movement based in London. They were also charged with destabilizing the government for inciting rioting, organizing rallies, committing arson and defying laws.
The Interior Ministry identified Shiite Muslim activist Ali Abdulemam as among those arrested. The others, according to prosecutors, were academics, taxi drivers, civil servants, dentists and administrators.
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ritain has been urged to intervene with the government of Bahrain to demand an end to the alleged torture of 23 “terrorists” – one of them a UK citizen – who insist they are a legitimate opposition movement in the western-backed Gulf state.
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