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A Sanad village resident known as Sabeer was found dead in his room. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said he's the 79th confirmed death since protests erupted in mid-February 2011.
On Sunday, at least eight Bahraini women with tickets showed up at the BIC. Unarmed, they began protesting peacefully. Police beat and arrested them.
Nazeeha Saeed, a previous torture victim, tweeted that "torturer officer Sara Al Moosa is on duty in BIC protecting the race."
Others expressed concern about the arrested women taken to the same Naziha police station where detainees are tortured. Parents were denied permission to see their daughters.
Throughout the weekend, Manama's Pearl Roundabout (scene of numerous protests) was surrounded and heavily protected. Protesters were heading there. It's a symbol of freedom and democratic change.
No one was allowed near it. Security forces used tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades and shotguns.
On April 21, Alkhawaja's daughter, Zainab, was arrested for the second time. She was peacefully protesting her father's detention and condition. She's currently detained in jail. Her sister, Maryam, BCHR's foreign affairs head, said:
"I can guess (she's held) because nobody really believes in the legal system." Police states have none. "Zainab's mentality is you can only bring about the fall of the regime when you stop treating it like a government." It mocks a legitimate one. So do many other regional police states.
On April 21, activist Mohammed Hassan was arrested with London Telegraph journalist Colin Freeman. He was struck with a gun barrel and beaten. He required hospitalization. Detained for about 24 hours, he's now released.
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