40 inmates injured in Bahrain prison riot crackdown

40 inmates injured in Bahrain prison riot crackdown

At least 40 Bahraini prisoners were injured when guards used batons, tear gas, pepper spray, and stun grenades to calm a protest against detention conditions, Reuters reported. The country’s Interior Ministry said security forces had restored order after a number of detainees rioted. According to Sayed al Muhafada of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, around 100 prisoners, most of whom are being held for terrorism offenses, were protesting over being deprived of family visits and other grievances.