MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A lawyer for a prominent human rights activist in Bahrain says his client has been hospitalized after a beating by police at an anti-government protest.

Nabeel Rajab is the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. His lawyer, Mohammed al-Jishi, says the activist was “beaten brutally” by members of the security forces during a rally on Friday in the capital, Manama. Continue reading →