Bahraini OPPOSITION says teenager was KILLED in clashes with police in the capital MANAMA

	Bahraini OPPOSITION says teenager was KILLED in clashes with police in the capital MANAMA Bahraini OPPOSITION says teenager was KILLED in clashes with police in the capital MANAMA Bahrain's Shia opposition says a teenage protester has been killed in violent clashes with police in the capital Manama. Police fired tear-gas and stun grenades to disperse demonstrators, who were throwing stones and petrol bombs. They have been demanding equal rights from the Sunni monarchy for over a year now. RT talks to to Patrick Henningsen, who is a geopolitical analyst for the "UK Column", a current affairs website. Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab's appeal trial to a three year sentence resumes Thursday after his lawyers challenged the trial's fairness. Rajab will remain in detention, having been refused bail. Rajab faces three criminal cases against him over his participation in peaceful gatherings in support of human rights and democracy, which the charges note he also helped to organize. He has been in police custody since July 9, and on August 16 a lower Bahraini court sentenced him to three years for "involvement in illegal practices, inciting gatherings and calling for unauthorized marches through social networking sites." On September 10, his request for bail was rejected. In response to the sentence, Rajab's son Adam tweeted, "jail me for 3 years or 30, I will never give up," quoting his father. Rajab told the court that he had been mistreated in prison. The three-year sentence followed a three-month prison term for posting anti-government messages <b>...</b>	From: Massreport147 Views: 3 0 ratings
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