THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Bahrain is under pressure to launch an investigation into the alleged police beating of a prominent Shia Muslim activist after the United States joined opposition groups in urging a full inquiry.
Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, said he was kicked and beaten with clubs by members of the security forces who broke up a pro-democracy demonstration on Friday.
The Bahraini government, struggling to restore order after nearly a year of sectarian tensions on the island, denied the allegations, claiming that the police had come to Mr Rajab's aid by assisting him into an ambulance after he suffered tear gas inhalation. » | Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent | Sunday, January 08, 2012
