the district now, but they are still carrying out an operation to
clear out
those loyalists that are
hiding out
there. We also know that there were some protests in the centre of Tripoli, an area called Dahra. Protesters took to the streets, and they were chanting "For Gaddafi". Pro-NTC forces moved in. I spoke to one eyewitness who said the protesters were unarmed, they were not shot at, but the forces that moved in fired shots into the air and
dispersed
them.
The government of Bahrain has admitted that its security forces have committed human rights abuses during efforts to quell anti-government demonstrations this year. The Bahraini Health and Human Rights Minister Fatima al-Balooshi told the BBC the abuses had been mistakes and the government had addressed them. She accused the demonstrators of also abusing human rights. An investigation has been
commissioned
by the king of Bahrain.
The BBC has condemned the conviction of its reporter in Tajikistan on a charge of assisting a banned Islamist organisation.
The court sentenced the reporter, Urunboy Usmonov, to three years in prison, but it then ordered his immediate release under an
amnesty
. Mr Usmonov told the BBC Uzbek Service that he'd appeal.
"During the court hearings, they could not provide any evidence against me. I am innocent. There were witnesses. A witness during the court case said that he saw signs of torture on my face. The court ignored these