A Bahraini woman passes a wall with graffiti in Arabic reading, "God free our prisoners" below flyers of jailed opposition leaders pasted onto a wall in the western Shiite Muslim village of Karzakaan, Bahrain, July, (AP).
A Bahraini security court has sentenced 26 activists to prison for their part in anti-government protests, raising to 60 the total number convicted over the past two days in stepped-up prosecutions by the tiny Gulf kingdom.
The official Bahrain News Agency says the verdicts Tuesday include members of a Shia political group, Al Amal, which was banned by the Sunni-dominated monarchy after pro-reform protests began in February.
The agency says the sentences range from five to 15 years.
Bahraini forces have made hundreds of arrests as part of crackdowns on members of the Shia majority seeking greater rights.
On Monday, 36 people were sentenced for links to the protests, including 14 activists given life sentences for the killing of a Pakistani man.
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