Opposition to Continue Protests in Bahrain
The head of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has underscored the Bahraini nation’s determination to continue their anti-government protests in the face of Manama’s iron-fist policies.
On Saturday, Sheikh Ali Salman stressed that Al Khalifa regime’s repressive policies cannot prevent the Bahraini nation from holding peaceful demonstrations and that the popular protests will continue until public demands are met.
He pointed out that the Bahraini public is stronger than the government despite the regime’s crackdown on uprisings.
He underlined the importance of protests as a legitimate right confirmed by international laws and bodies and noted that the Manama regime must take responsibility for its repressive policies against the Bahraini protesters.
Al-Wefaq says the government’s account of a recent mosque bombing in Riffa is a fabricated story and that there were political intentions behind the “suspicious” incident.
The group noted that the incident was followed by several attacks on Sunni mosques to make it seem as part of sectarian tensions and push the people toward violence.
On Wednesday, a car laden with explosives detonated outside the mosque in the country’s second largest city.
The Bahraini government blamed the attack on the opposition. But the opposition rejected the accusation and described the incident as an attempt by the Al Khalifa regime to tarnish the image of the opposition ahead of planned rallies in mid-August.
The protests are scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf island nation in 1971.
The Bahraini uprising began in mid-February 2011, when the people, inspired by the popular revolutions that toppled the dictators of Tunisia and Egypt, started holding massive demonstrations.
The Bahraini government promptly launched a brutal crackdown on the peaceful protests and called in Saudi-led Arab forces from neighboring states.
Scores of people have been killed in the crackdown, and the security forces have arrested hundreds, including doctors and nurses accused of treating injured revolutionaries.
A report published by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in November 2011 found that the Al Khalifa regime had used excessive force in the crackdown and accused Manama of torturing political activists, politicians, and protesters.
Source: Press TV
He pointed out that the Bahraini public is stronger than the government despite the regime’s crackdown on uprisings.
He underlined the importance of protests as a legitimate right confirmed by international laws and bodies and noted that the Manama regime must take responsibility for its repressive policies against the Bahraini protesters.
Al-Wefaq says the government’s account of a recent mosque bombing in Riffa is a fabricated story and that there were political intentions behind the “suspicious” incident.
The group noted that the incident was followed by several attacks on Sunni mosques to make it seem as part of sectarian tensions and push the people toward violence.
On Wednesday, a car laden with explosives detonated outside the mosque in the country’s second largest city.
The Bahraini government blamed the attack on the opposition. But the opposition rejected the accusation and described the incident as an attempt by the Al Khalifa regime to tarnish the image of the opposition ahead of planned rallies in mid-August.
The protests are scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf island nation in 1971.
The Bahraini uprising began in mid-February 2011, when the people, inspired by the popular revolutions that toppled the dictators of Tunisia and Egypt, started holding massive demonstrations.
The Bahraini government promptly launched a brutal crackdown on the peaceful protests and called in Saudi-led Arab forces from neighboring states.
Scores of people have been killed in the crackdown, and the security forces have arrested hundreds, including doctors and nurses accused of treating injured revolutionaries.
A report published by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in November 2011 found that the Al Khalifa regime had used excessive force in the crackdown and accused Manama of torturing political activists, politicians, and protesters.
Source: Press TV
