Bold Bahraini Court Meets Arab Spring as Medical Workers Accused For Helping Injured Protesters

Bahrain cuts jail terms of medics in protest trial

Bahrain’s appeals court acquitted nine medics and cut the jail terms of nine others on Thursday for their role in anti-regime protests last year, in a case widely criticised by rights groups. Two others arrested in the crackdown, who remain at large, did not appeal. The 20 doctors and nurses worked. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles