Witness Bahrain

International human rights observers arrested at Bahrain protest

Posted by Index on Censorship on Feb 11, 2012 in Bahrain, Huwaida Arraf, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, News and Analysis, Radhika Sainath, RSS Syndicated Posts, Witness Bahrain

US Citizens Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath were arrested by Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama on Saturday (11 February) during a peaceful protest. Protesters had marched into the city center to reestablish a presence of nonviolent, peaceful protest leading up to the 1-year anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising in Bahrain on 14 [...]