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Bahrain executes three men, including two young activists
Convicted in a mass trial, Ahmad al-Mullali, 24, and Ali Hakim al-Arab, 25, were executed despite the appeals of international human rights organisations.
Bahrain executed three men on Saturday, including two Shia activists accused of terrorism, the public prosecutor said in a statement.
- By MEE and agencies
Shia activists Ahmad al-Mullali, 24, and Ali Hakim al-Arab, 25, were sentenced to death last year in a mass trial, along with 56 other men who were handed jail terms over “terrorism crimes”.
The prosecutor’s statement said the…