All the doctors and medics who were detained during recent protests in Bahrain have been released on bail, the country's Information Affairs Authority said Thursday.
At least 101 detained activists have gone on a hunger strike in Bahrain, a panel appointed by King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa said Wednesday.
More than two dozen medics accused of misdemeanors returned to court in Bahrain on Monday.
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the criminal trial for doctors who treated victims of Arab Spring violence in Bahrain.
Dozens of doctors and nurses went on trial Monday in Bahrain, accused of taking control of a hospital during anti-government protests, storing weapons and keeping people prisoner.
Medical workers accused of trying to overthrow Bahrain's monarchy, among other charges, will get additional time to consult with attorneys before their trial begins, a military court judge ruled Monday.
Bahrain's ambassador to the United States denies claims by human rights groups that authorities have raided hospitals and tortured doctors and patients in an effort to quell protests.
CNN's Dan Rivers follows the story of hundreds of Rohingya refugees as they escape persecution in Myanmar and escape to Thailand.
Malaysian authorities have arrested a boatload of ethnic minorities fleeing Myanmar off the holiday island of Langkawi.
An American human rights group documenting widespread sexual violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and Chad has called for "vigorous prosecution of rape as a war crime."
Israeli soldiers routinely and intentionally put children in harm's way during their 22-day offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, according to a United Nations report made public Monday.
The Israeli military plans to investigate claims by Israeli soldiers that Palestinian civilians were killed and Palestinian property intentionally destroyed during Israel's recent 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli agents have been pressuring sick Palestinians to become informants in exchange for permission to leave Gaza for medical care, a human rights group said Monday.
A human rights group says there is evidence that suspected terrorists were tortured. Barbara Starr reports.
Is Israeli intelligence using medical care to recruit collaborators in Gaza? Shin Bet denies it but activists claim to have many incidents on record
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