Bahrain to Retry Medics Jailed for Treating Protesters

Bahrain—apparently giving way to international pressure—has ordered retrials for 20 medical personnel who treated victims of the crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year. The doctors and nurses, accused backing anti-government protests and attempting to overthrow the country’s rulers, were sentenced to between 5 and 15 years in…

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Bahrain to Retry Medics Jailed for Treating Protesters

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