24.03.2012
An elderly woman has died after Bahraini security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at opposition rallies. Meanwhile, activists claim a young boy was beaten and sexually harassed by police during the latest crackdown.
A 59-year-old woman, Abde Ali, has died on Friday from inhaling tear gas fired by the Bahraini security forces. She had been exposed to the tear gas on Thursday, her family said, as the security forces were using the gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds of protesters in several towns outside the capital Manama.
Thousands of people across the country have taken to the streets to mourn her death on Friday.
Meanwhile, the activists have released a video showing a handcuffed child with bruises and cuts on his hands, claiming he had been kidnapped, beaten and sexually harassed by the police. Activists said security forces targeted the teenager repeatedly because he refused to work with authorities as an informant.
The video uploaded to YouTube shows a group of locals trying to remove the tight plastic handcuffs from the boy’s hands with a pair of pliers.
The 16-year-old was found unconscious and semi-naked with his hands tied behind his back near the village of Sanabis, outside of Manama, Lebanon’s Al-Manar reported.
The ongoing protest against the Saudi-backed Al Khalifa regime faces violent crackdowns by Bahraini security forces for the past 12 months.
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