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Al Jazeera EnglishActivists say security forces arrested medical workers in retribution for treating protesters injured in the uprising.Last Modified: Apr 26 2011 21:51
Security forces have seized at least eight health workers from two separate medical facilities in Bahrain, sources tell Al Jazeera.
The Aali Health Centre in Manama was raided early on Tuesday morning, as shown in an image posted by an activist on Facebook. 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.
Mattar Ibrahim Mattar, a former member of parliament for Wefaq, the country's leading opposition group, told Al Jazeera that the families of medical staff who have been providing treatment to injured protesters were being arrested.
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Due to the lack of corporate media interest and all the attention shiny objects like Donald "Balloon Boy" Trump are getting, I fully expect this OP to fall under the radar along with previous reports on what's been happening in Bahrain.
Bahrain: Below the radarThe Arab uprising that has failed to capture the international media's attention.
Listening Post | Last Modified: Apr 23 2011 13:57On this week's show: Bahrain - a small kingdom cracking down on the media in a big way. Plus, a look at state media in post-revolution Egypt.
Along with other Arab nations in the region, Bahrain has been facing a period of momentous political upheaval. However, in terms of global news coverage, the story there has received comparatively less media exposure than events in Libya and Syria have in recent weeks and months. One reason is that the Bahraini authorities have learnt from the events in Tunisia and Egypt, reacting quickly to quash any dissent in local media and shutting out many international news organisations.
As the ruling Al-Khalifa family continues its campaign of repression and intimidation against local journalists, global news outlets continue to struggle to cover an uprising on an island that plays an important strategic role in the region. In our News Divide this week, we take a closer look at the draconian media environment imposed by the Bahraini authorities and the challenges and perils of covering an uprising that has literally divided the region along intra-religious lines.
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http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/2011/04/2011423132118992455.html______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please also see these related articles for background...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4773160">Military preventing medics from accessing Bahrain's largest hospital (Ring of tanks surrounding it)http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4776879">UN warns Bahrain over crackdown (actions in breach of international humanitarian & human rights law)http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4804345">Bahrain Hospitals 'Paralysed' By Unrest (Turned Into"Places To Be Feared" -Medecins Sans Frontieres)http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4825082">Rights groups slam Bahraini crackdown (for targeting medical facilities & torture)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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