Bahrain releases female activists

Bahrain: Three female Bahraini activists have been released a day after security forces arrested them for participating in a sit-in protest at the United Nations office in the capital Manama.

Maryam al-Khawaja of Bahrain Center for Human Rights told Press TV on Thursday that her sister Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of renowned Bahraini activist Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, Asma Darwish and Sawsan Jawad were released.

On Wednesday, the three women were taken to the Hura police station in Manama. They were protesting against the arrest of their family members and delivered a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in which they called for help in securing the release of their loved ones.

Bahrain's interior ministry had earlier said the arrests followed the request of the UN office and that "legal measures" were taken against the women for refusing to leave. Meanwhile, hundreds of Bahrainis poured into the streets on Wednesday. Press TV