A shot from February shows doctors and nurses holding a banner while marching from the Salmaniya Medical Complex, now at the center of court proceedings in Bahrain.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: The doctors appear stressed and anxious in court
NEW: The judge denies a request to free the defendants during the trial
Dozens of doctors and nurses are accused of taking control of a hospital and holding prisoners
The judge agrees to have civilian doctors examine the defendants
Manama, Bahrain (CNN) -- Dozens of doctors and nurses went on trial Monday in Bahrain, accused of taking control of a hospital during anti-government protests, storing weapons and keeping people prisoner.
The doctors, their lawyers and international human rights activists say the defendants were tortured to extract confessions against a background of demonstrations in the kingdom.
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