BCHR records 112 peaceful protests and 62 arrests last week

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 112 peaceful protests in 40 different villages across Bahrain, within the third week of March.

 

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 112 peaceful protests in 40 different villages across Bahrain, within the third week of March.

BCHR said on its Twitter account that 25 protests were oppressed by forces affiliated to the Ministry of Interior. Meanwhile, five citizens were injured in the internationally banned shotguns.

The authorities arrested 62 citizens including 11 children in the period between 13 and 19 of March within a harsh campaign against dissidents in the country, according to the center.