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Bahrain court upholds jail for 13 opposition figures

AFP

A Bahrain court on Tuesday upheld jail terms against 13 leading opposition figures, including seven facing life in prison, over charges of plotting to overthrow the Gulf monarchy, lawyers said. The opposition swiftly condemned the “vindictive” rulings and accused the court of staging “mock trials,”…