Bahrain must free prisoners of conscience

Headline Title: Bahrain must free prisoners of conscience 30 November 2012 Thirteen opposition activists and prisoners of conscience must be released immediately by the Bahrain authorities, Amnesty International said today ahead of a court decision on their case next week.The men, who were convicted last year before a military court on charges including ‘setting up terror groups to topple the regime and change the constitution’ after their involvement in peaceful anti-government protests, had their convictions and sentences upheld on appeal in September.On Monday 3 December, the Court…

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