Poet jailed in protests claims she was beaten by Bahraini royal

Via Scoop.itRights & Liberties

A female member of the al-Khalifa royal family in Bahrain has been accused of repeatedly beating the 20-year-old student poet Ayat al-Gormezi when she was in prison accused of reciting a poem at a pro-democracy protest rally criticising the monarchy.
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