BBC: Security forces in Bahrain have arrested and beaten one of the country's leading human rights activists, his daughter says.The activist, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, was seized in the middle of the night and taken away with his two sons-in-law.
It is the latest in a series of violent night-time arrests of opposition activists, say human rights workers.
The Bahraini government accuses them of inciting unrest and trying to divide the Sunni and Shia Muslim communities.
Mr al-Khawaja's daughter says in the very early hours of Saturday morning up to 20 armed and masked policemen broke down the door of their apartment and began attacking her father.
Maryam al-Khawaja says he offered no resistance but that the men beat him unconscious and dragged him downstairs, leaving a trail of blood.
She said the family have no idea where he has been taken, what he is accused of, or how long he will be held. » | Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent, Bahrain | Saturday, April 09, 2011
BBC: Police brutality turns Bahrain into 'island of fear': The BBC has obtained images of alleged police brutality against peaceful protesters in the Bahraini capital Manama, where fears of a systematic crackdown on pro-democracy activists are growing. » | Bill Law, Crossing Continents, BBC News | Thursday, April 07, 2011
