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Bahraini Politician: Al-Khalifa Regime Supported by Conglomerate of Arrogant States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Member of the Bahrain Freedom Movement Saeed al-Shihabi lambasted the military support provided by the US and Saudi Arabia for the al-Khalifa regime, and said London, Tel Aviv and several other totalitarian and aggressive states are also among the staunch supporters of the Manama regime.
"London and Tel Aviv provide special support for the regime in Manama," Shihabi told FNA on Wednesday, adding that those countries which support the al-Khalifa regime in its crimes against the Bahraini people should be considered as its accomplices.
He further noted the military and security support provided by Jordan and Pakistan to the tyrannical rulers of Bahrain, but reiterated that most aids and supports for the regime are extended by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Shihabi condemned the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain, and said Riyadh is an occupier state which is suppressing the Bahraini people.
Bahrainis have been waging protest rallies since mid-February, demanding an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty, which has ruled the country for over 40 years.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states were dispatched to the tiny kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
Scores of people have been killed and hundreds more arrested in a brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Bahrain, home to a huge American military installation for the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf.
Rights activists in Bahrain have repeatedly said that the government's harsh tactics and intimidation against opposition forces cannot smother the popular uprising in the Persian Gulf country.
People are being tortured, kidnapped, sexually harassed and assaulted, houses being stolen and raided, villages being raided, and worshipping places are being demolished, the human rights activists reported.
Also, the Muslim Women Movement in a recent statement protested at the brutal and cruel behavior of the Bahraini regime towards women in the country, and revealed that the Al-Khalifa regime has imprisoned innocent pregnant women in horrible dungeons.
"They keep pregnant women in terrifying prisons, martyr their husbands under torture and attack people's homes at night and create panic and horror," the statement said in April, addressing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
"London and Tel Aviv provide special support for the regime in Manama," Shihabi told FNA on Wednesday, adding that those countries which support the al-Khalifa regime in its crimes against the Bahraini people should be considered as its accomplices.
He further noted the military and security support provided by Jordan and Pakistan to the tyrannical rulers of Bahrain, but reiterated that most aids and supports for the regime are extended by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Shihabi condemned the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain, and said Riyadh is an occupier state which is suppressing the Bahraini people.
Bahrainis have been waging protest rallies since mid-February, demanding an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty, which has ruled the country for over 40 years.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states were dispatched to the tiny kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
Scores of people have been killed and hundreds more arrested in a brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Bahrain, home to a huge American military installation for the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf.
Rights activists in Bahrain have repeatedly said that the government's harsh tactics and intimidation against opposition forces cannot smother the popular uprising in the Persian Gulf country.
People are being tortured, kidnapped, sexually harassed and assaulted, houses being stolen and raided, villages being raided, and worshipping places are being demolished, the human rights activists reported.
Also, the Muslim Women Movement in a recent statement protested at the brutal and cruel behavior of the Bahraini regime towards women in the country, and revealed that the Al-Khalifa regime has imprisoned innocent pregnant women in horrible dungeons.
"They keep pregnant women in terrifying prisons, martyr their husbands under torture and attack people's homes at night and create panic and horror," the statement said in April, addressing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
