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October 1, 2012

Bahrain Upholds Sentences of Jailed Medics 
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Bahrain's highest court has upheld the sentences of nine medics
convicted last year for treating demonstrators during anti-government
protests. The longest sentence went to the former senior medic at
Bahrain's top hospital, who was given five years in prison. The eight
others received sentences ranging from one month to three years. The
prosecution of the medics and their torture while in custody has been
widely criticized. They've been free on bail for one year but could soon
be remanded to prison.

 

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