Schoolgirls targeted in Bahrain raids
- 12 years ago
In first of five exclusive reports, Al Jazeera has unearthed evidence that sheds light on kingdom's brutal crackdown.
Al Jazeera is learning more about the full extent of the brutal crackdown in Bahrain against those it believes took part in recent anti-government protests.
The kingdom's oil company has fired almost 300 employees.
And according to an opposition group, police have raided up to 15 mainly girls schools, detaining, beating and threatening to rape girls as young as 12.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
Al Jazeera is learning more about the full extent of the brutal crackdown in Bahrain against those it believes took part in recent anti-government protests.
The kingdom's oil company has fired almost 300 employees.
And according to an opposition group, police have raided up to 15 mainly girls schools, detaining, beating and threatening to rape girls as young as 12.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.