With the Bahraini government’s state of martial law continuing and 1,500+ foreign troops still operating in the country, the crackdown on Shi’ites is still escalating. A statement from the leading opposition party, al-Wefaq, reports that security forces attacked two hospitals today.

Al-Wefaq official Mattar Ibrahim Mattar says that the security forces arrested doctors and other hospital staff en masse during the raids, and his brother, who works at one of the facilities, is being held at an undisclosed location, and cannot be contacted.