Bahraini authorities are continuing to supress the people and surprize them with oppressive moves

Ali Abdullah Hasan

Bahrain’s military court has sentenced four anti-government protesters to

Qasim Hassan Mattar

death for the killing of two policemen during demonstrations last month, in a move to further crush the ongoing revolutionary movement in the tiny Persian Gulf country.

Thursday's verdicts are the first related to the uprising against the Gulf kingdom's ruling family, which begain in February.

The seven defendants were tried behind closed doors on charges of “premeditated murder of government employees”, which their lawyers have denied.

Opposition official named the young men sentenced to death as Ali Abdullah Hasan, Qasim Hassan Mattar,

Saeed Abdul Jalil Saeed

Abdul Aziz Abdullah Ibrahim

Saeed Abdul Jalil Saeed, and Abdul Aziz Abdullah Ibrahim.

He told the AFP news agency that Issa Abdullah Kazem, Sadiq Ali Mahdi, and Hussein Jaafar Abdul Karim were sentenced to life in prison.

February 14 Youth Coalition issued a statement in which it warned of executing the verdicts against the Bahraini activists. The coalition, in its statement, held the Saudi occupation and the US administration responsible for the sentences, and warned of a strong retaliation which would come with the new phase of struggle.

Authorities have detained hundreds since martial law was declared last month to quell dissent. This comes while the Manama regime rejects reports by a number of human rights groups on massive rights violations in the country. 

Issa Abdullah Kazem	Sadiq Ali Mahdi	Hussein Jaafar Abdul Karim