Fourth Bahraini dies in custody, HRW urges probe

A fourth detainee has died in Bahraini custody, the country's Shiite opposition said yesterday, as Human Rights Watch urged the Gulf kingdom to investigate the deaths of arrested activists.
"The death of businessman Karim Fakhrawi in mysterious circumstances in prison has been confirmed," the main Shiite opposition group, Al-Wefaq, said on its Facebook page.
Al-Wefaq said the death of Fawakhri, arrested on April 3, was the fourth since the Sunni-ruled country, backed by forces from Gulf neighbours, crushed Shiite-led street protests in mid-March.
The latest reported death has not been officially confirmed.