MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's highest criminal court on Sunday adjourned the trial of three former editors for the main opposition newspaper accused of unethical coverage of anti-government protests earlier this year in the Gulf kingdom.
The trial of the ex-editors from Bahrain's most widely read newspaper, Al Wasat, is part of a sweeping crackdown on the Shiite-led opposition demanding greater freedoms and more rights in the strategic island nation that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
The decision to push the next hearing until Oct. 11 also could be an effort to avoid further tensions while Bahrain's Sunni rulers open talks with protest groups and others. At least one of …
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