Bahraini dictator Hamad bin Essa Al Khalifa has donated £3 million to Britain’s internationally-renowned elite officer training academy, Sandhurst, local media reported.
Despite global denouncement of the Bahraini regime following a brutal crackdown on ongoing pro-democracy protests in the tiny Persian Gulf island country, the academy accepted the donation honorably in January, British media reported.
Bahrain has been in crisis since a revolt led by mainly Shi'ite Muslims began 18 months ago to demand democracy in the Sunni-ruled dictatorship.
Bahrainis have been holding frequent demonstrations in support of political prisoners since hundreds of opposition activists were arrested as part of Manama crackdown on protests last year. Full story...
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Despite global denouncement of the Bahraini regime following a brutal crackdown on ongoing pro-democracy protests in the tiny Persian Gulf island country, the academy accepted the donation honorably in January, British media reported.
Bahrain has been in crisis since a revolt led by mainly Shi'ite Muslims began 18 months ago to demand democracy in the Sunni-ruled dictatorship.
Bahrainis have been holding frequent demonstrations in support of political prisoners since hundreds of opposition activists were arrested as part of Manama crackdown on protests last year. Full story...
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