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Bahrain pardons opposition leaders after protests (The Malaysian Insider) |
MANAMA, April 12 — Bahrain’s king has pardoned 178 people charged with breaching state security, including two Shi’ite opposition leaders whose arrest sparked violent protests and whose trial has drawn international scrutiny. A government source, who declined to be named, said today those pardoned included Hassan Mushaima, leader of the mainly Shi’ite opposition movement Haq, Shi’ite cleric …
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