Today's Bahrain news wrapped up

Will start with the leading Independent- 

Patrick Cockburn yet again writing about Ayat al-Gormozi! This senior news editor has been very busy lately with Arab spring. Today he writes Detained poet 'beaten across the face with electric cable'

Interviewing Ayat's mother over the phone he was informed, in graphic detail, about the horrific treatment her 20 year old daughter has to endure during her imprisonment since March 30th. the brutal account detailed, amongst many, how she was beaten across the face with electric cables, kept in a tiny solitary confinement cell where the air conditioning was on constant full power and that she was being completely isolated from any of the other prisoners. Moreover, and aside from the psychological abuse she endures on a daily basis, she gets forced to clean the police officers toilets, cells and corridors with her bare hands.

Another article in the Independent today was from Kate Allen the director of Amnesty International UK. She writes Kate Allen: A warped response to calls for democracy

She talks about both the medical staff and Ayat and about the torture they suffer in prison, simply for taking to the streets in peaceful protest and demanding their rights. They are forced to sign false confessions after which they are filmed "admitting" these in front of the camera. She mentions reports by Amnesty International which focus on the situation in Bahrain and emphasises the lack of thorough independent investigations. 

Reuters have the story about the Kuwaiti Nasser Abul who was arrested for simly sympathising with Bahraini people. Kuwait arrests man over Twitter posts - source

Kuwait authorities arrested the man over his Twitter activities, specifically in regards to a pictures he posted of Martyr Sager showing torture signs on his body. So far there are no charges pressed against him. Reuters explains the close relationship between the two ruling families in Bahrain and Kuwait. 

France24 reports on Bernie Ecclestone made a last-ditch desperatly trying to save the prestigious Formula 1 in Bahrain Formula One boss in last-ditch Bahrain bid: FIA

Adding another twist to the ongoing debate, Ecclestone proposes to move the race date to December after rather than October. However the FIA still need guarantees that Bahrain is safe to host the event, which in my opinion is impossible with quarter of the BIC staff detained or sacked. 

Last but not least is a video [The Telegraph] of Bahrain police tear gas unarmed protesters

Video purported to show Bahrain security forces firing tear gas at unarmed civilians has been posted online.

Which says it all.