UN condemns brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters Bahrain on Friday. Human rights groups say that since March, 34 people have been killed and more than 1,400 detained. And now, Bahrain has been put doctors to court – only to treat injured protesters. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips spoke with a doctor who faces a long prison sentence.
Spring waves have rolled the Arab uprising in Tunisia and Egypt, fell when hit small Gulf kingdom of Bahrain.
The government canceled the demonstrators. And those who have failed in their challenge to the authorities are still paying the price.
Dr. da'eef Nadu is one of many health workers who care for the wounded in emergency clinics and support their struggle. Now, as he explains in an interview Skype, a Bahraini court has dropped a decision.
"I was sentenced for 15 years in prison," he said. "This is a complete surprise."