Bahrain jails 33 over protests

BAHRAIN’S securiry court has convicted and jailed 33 more activists involved in anti-government protest.

By The Newsroom

Published 7th Oct 2011, 01:53 BST

The Gulf kingdom last week convicted 110 people, charged with violent behaviour and attempted murder, most of them belonging to the island state’s majority Sunni population.

Lawyer Mohsen al-Alawi said the latest sentences ranged from one to 15 years in prison.

Bahrain’s majority Shiites began protests in February for greater rights from the Sunni monarchy.