Bahraini opposition leaders ‘tortured’ in detention{ }

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{ }Bahraini opposition leaders ‘tortured’ in detention
{ }Wednesday 30 May 2012{ }7:20

Two Bahraini opposition leaders and human rights{ }activists have said they have been tortured during their detention in{ }the country’s prisons.
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In an appeals court on Tuesday, Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil{ }al-Singace made the complaint to the civilian court on the first day of{ }their retrial.{ }

A military court has sentenced the two activists to long prison terms for their role in Bahrain’s revolution.{ }

Thirteen defendants, seven of whom face life terms, are being retried in a civil appeals court.

Prominent rights activists Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who ended his{ }110-day hunger strike on Monday, is also among the defendants. Khawaja{ }did not appear in court because of poor health.{ }

The next court session is scheduled on June 5.{ }

The kingdom has been the scene of anti-regime demonstrations since{ }February 2011. Scores of people have been killed and many others have{ }been arrested during the revolution.
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