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| Bahrain court upholds jailing of nine medics | Bahrain court upholds jailing of nine medics |
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| Bahrain's highest court has upheld prison sentences for nine medical personnel convicted for their role in anti-government protests last year in the Gulf kingdom. | Bahrain's highest court has upheld prison sentences for nine medical personnel convicted for their role in anti-government protests last year in the Gulf kingdom. |
| The Information Affairs Authority says the decision by the court of cassation closes the cases, which have brought widespread criticism from rights groups and medical societies. | The Information Affairs Authority says the decision by the court of cassation closes the cases, which have brought widespread criticism from rights groups and medical societies. |
| The medics' sentences span from one month to five years on charges that include taking part in illegal gatherings after the uprising began in February 2011. Two other medics were sentenced to 15 years in absentia. | The medics' sentences span from one month to five years on charges that include taking part in illegal gatherings after the uprising began in February 2011. Two other medics were sentenced to 15 years in absentia. |
| Authorities accused some staff at the state-run Salmaniya medical complex of siding with protesters from Bahrain's Shia majority, which is seeking a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled state. | Authorities accused some staff at the state-run Salmaniya medical complex of siding with protesters from Bahrain's Shia majority, which is seeking a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled state. |
| Some opposition leaders have been sentenced to life in prison. | Some opposition leaders have been sentenced to life in prison. |
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