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Bloedbad in Bahrein, politie valt ziekenhuis aan
Weg met dictatuur - 17.02.2011 12:07
Vannacht was er een bloedbad in Bahrein. De politie viel ambulances en de intensive care van het ziekenhuis aan om te voorkomen dat gewonden verzorgd werden. Minstens vier doden.
Vannacht was er een bloedbad in Bahrein. De politie viel ambulances en de intensive care van het ziekenhuis aan om te voorkomen dat gewonden verzorgd werden. Minstens vier doden.
De regering van de Verenigde Staten steunt de koninklijke dictatuur in Bahrein; zij hebben een grote militaire basis in deze Arabische eilandstaat.
From Bahrain: All the Salmaniya hospital staff are out on a march including doctors and nurses, demanding the resignation of the minister of health. Doctors at Salmanya hospital are protesting against the minister as no ambulances were available in Bahrain [after the bloody police crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protesters at the Lulu roundabout]. Dear International Community Where Are Thou???
More information, in English:
 http://dearkitty.blogsome.com/2011/02/17/bloodbath-in-bahrain-pro-democracy-fight-continues/
 Website: http://dearkitty.blogsome.com/
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| Read more about: vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten | | supplements | | BAHRAIN - The Lulu Massacre .. Videos & Fotos | gar - 17.02.2011 12:59
Lulu Massacre : On the foot steps of Al Tahrir ( Fotos >>)
http://garizo.blogspot.com/2011/02/bahrain-lulu-massacre.html
there is currently a massacre taking place in Manama , the capital of Bahrain. Most of you know that Bahrain is currently witnessing huge protests demanding political reforms. The political scene in Bahrain was boiling for long time and the #25Jan revolution came to give a huge force to the Bahraini activists who decided to push the bar against their regime. There were protesters in the past couple of days , two protesters were killed , one of them actually was killed in the funeral of the first protesters. People were extremely angry and the Bahraini protesters decided to have an open sit it at the Manama’s biggest squares : Lulu square or the Pearl square. They spent last night there and today as well.King Hamad as you have heard gave a speech where he expressed his sorrow for the murder of these two protesters and said that there would be an investigation. Just like Al Tahrir , the Lulu square became a tent city for strikes , the protesters demanded political reforms. The latest and most important demand was turning the country in to a constitutional monarchy. Now at 2 AM or 3 AM Manama local time we found the security forces storming the Lulu square , killing not less than 4 including old man and injuring hundreds who were rushed in to the Salmaniya hospital.
Here is a video showing police forces cracking down a peaceful march at the Lulu square.
There are thugs and some are speaking about mercenaries in twitter used against the protesters. There are rumors that there are Saudi and Kuwaiti forces helping the Bahraini forces against their own people. Eye witnesses say that the Bahraini army is currently taking over the square , removing all signs of striking there. Bahrainis are speaking about international forbidden ammunition used , I am not surprised because it was used also in Egypt.
The police is doing house to house search to find young protesters in the area according to tweets online.
We can’t find any official source to confirm or deny , of course based on the Egyptian experience we should not trust official source. Update : I found that the Bahraini ministry of interior's official spokesperson describes the strike at Lulu square on twitter from 8 hours ago as follows :
MOI Official Spokesman: The assembly at Pearl Roundabout is not legal and is causing traffic jams and hurting people's interests
There is a fear that there will be internet blockage any time in the country now.
The more martyrs will fall down by the hands of the regime forces , the bar of the demands will be raised more , the more persistent the people will be. Now it is a constitutional monarchy , tomorrow it can be a republic , do not underestimate the power of the people. This is déjà vu , this is how it started the #Jan25 revolution when the police attacked 1 AM the Tahrir square and the saga went on till it exploded technically on Jan28th.
The attack on foreign reporters has started already , Miguel Marquez of ABC News was beaten with bully clubs by thugs. He was speaking on the phone with his office in NY when they attacked him. Marquez has sentthis shot from blackberry phone to twitter showing police cars lining up at Pearl square from two hours ago
The Police cars have this blue ligh
Miguel Marquez "ABC News"
Allah be with our Bahraini brothers and sisters , we will not leave you.
I do not care about the Shiite conspiracy , there are people who are killed while they are unarmed, enough of these conpsiracies.
Update :
Rubber bullets and bird shots were used in the attack.
There are tweets and reports that there are clashes near the Salmaniya hospital.
Here are the first patch from photos for the victims fromhuman rights activist Maryam Al Khajwa from Salmanyia hospital "Extremely graphic"
Website: http://garizo.blogspot.com/2011/02/bahrain-lulu-massacre.html
| | Recidivist BAHRAIN: Extreem Geweldadig Gedrag | AI feb.2011, pp. 24-26 - 18.02.2011 21:25
CRACKDOWN IN BAHRAIN: Human at the Crossroads
6. EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE
Bahraini security forces are alleged to have frequently used excessive force, including by
firing shotguns and rubber bullets to quell riots and demonstrations organized by
disenchanted youth in the predominantly Shi’a villages and towns. Scores of demonstrators
and rioters, but also bystanders, have been hit by shotgun pellets and injured. The
government has argued that its security forces use shotguns or rubber bullets as a last resort
and that the security forces themselves have faced masked rioters throwing Molotov cocktails
at them, sometimes injuring them or burning their vehicles. At least one security official has
died following such attacks.
Hussain ‘Ali Hassan al-Sahlawi, aged 27, was shot and injured on 14 March 2010 by a
member of the security forces reportedly as he was about to get into his car outside his
grandfather’s house in Karzakan. The shooting occurred only minutes after scores of
demonstrators in Karzakan had been burning tyres during an anti-government protest.
Security forces were deployed in response to the protest and began a search for
demonstrators who ran away and sought refuge in local houses.
Amnesty International was informed that Hussain ‘Ali Hassan al-Sahlawi had not participated
in the demonstration and was shot when he came out of his grandfather’s house in order to
get into his car and leave. The authorities dispute this; in a letter sent to Amnesty
International dated 21 April 2010 they asserted that Hussain al-Sahlawi was “one of the
rioters who attacked the police force”.
The officer who shot and injured Hussain al-Sahlawi took no action to assist him even though
he lay wounded and unconscious. Local residents came to help but did not take him to
hospital because they feared that this would lead to his being presumed to be an antigovernment demonstrator and could result in his arrest while in hospital. They took him
instead to the home of his friend, Ibrahim al-Dumistani, in al-Deraz village, as it was known
that he worked as a nurse at al-Salmaniya hospital in Manama. Ibrahim al-Dumistani gave
the wounded man first aid but when Hussain al-Sahlawi’s condition deteriorated, members of
his family and Ibrahim al-Dumistani took him on 16 March to al-Salmaniya hospital where
another friend of the injured man worked as an X-ray specialist. This man, ‘Abdel-‘Aziz
Nasheeb, provided further medical assistance, including taking some X-rays, but then he and
Ibrahim al-Dumistani were arrested by police at the hospital. Both were detained at a police
station in Hamad until 21 March before being released on bail to face charges of “cover up”
and “abusing their medical profession”.
Meanwhile, Hussain al-Sahlawi received treatment for his injuries. He was later charged with
participating in an illegal public protest. On 6 July 2010, a court sentenced him to three
months’ imprisonment. He was released the same day as he had already spent that time in
pre-trial detention.
In some cases, Bahraini security officials were said to have fired at youths even when there
were no riots or demonstrations. On 19 August 2010, for example, four young men – Hassan
‘Ali ‘Abdel-Hussain Saleh, aged 20, Sayyid ‘Ali Sayyid Moussa, aged 18, Hussain ‘Abdel Baqi, aged 20, and Hussain Jum’a, aged 17 – all from the village of Sitra, were sitting
outside a house. Several police cars stopped nearby and an officer reportedly told the four
young men m to run away or they would shoot at them. The four started running but were
followed by the police cars. A policeman got out of one car and started shooting at the four.
Sayyid ‘Ali Sayyid Moussa and Hassan ‘Abdel-Hussain Saleh were hit by shotgun pellets, the
former in the back of his head, the latter in his arms and left leg. They kept running until
they reached a mosque, where they hid.
Later that night relatives of the two injured men took them to al-Salmaniya hospital. A few
minutes after they had been admitted, the police arrived and prevented relatives and friends
from contacting the two injured men. While the two were being treated they were interrogated
by the police. A few minutes later Sayyid ‘Ali Sayyid Moussa was taken to Sitra police station.
The following day the police transferred Hassan ‘Abdel-Hussain Saleh to al-Qal’a hospital in
Manama, and a day later to a police station in al-Wusta province, south of Manama. Both
men were said to have been ill-treated and forced to sign statements that they had burned
tyres and thrown Molotov cocktails at the police. The two were taken to the Public
Prosecution Office and during questioning in the presence of their lawyer, both said they had
been beaten in detention and threatened with rape. They also denied the accusations in the
statements. As of the end of January 2011, they were still in pre-trial detention.
Amnesty International fully recognizes the responsibility of the Bahraini authorities to ensure
public safety and to arrest and bring to justice those who commit crimes. However, in many
cases, including those described above, the security forces appear to have used excessive
force, in breach of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, adopted by UN
General Assembly Resolution 34/169 of 17 December 1979. Article 3 of this Code states:
“… the use of force by law enforcement officials should be exceptional; while it implies that
law enforcement officials may be authorized to use force as is reasonably necessary under the
circumstances for the prevention of crime or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of
offenders or suspected offenders, no force going beyond that may be used”.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE11/001/2011/en/cb766afa-fba0-4218-95ec-f4648b85e620/mde110012011en.pdf
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| | Quick Facts: US (Fifth Fleet) base in Bahrain | B-rain Waterboarding - 21.02.2011 05:09
Quick Facts: US base in Bahrain
Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:29PM
Reports say Bahraini security forces have attacked peaceful pro-democracy protesters in the capital Manama.
Bahrain is of security importance for the United States where protests have been gathering momentum in recent days.
Highlights
The tiny island nation of Bahrain plays a big role in America's Middle East strategy. In fact, more than 6,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors are located just five miles from where government security forces violently put down demonstrations this week. NPR
Bahrain is also home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, a major logistics hub for the U.S. Navy ships. The island is located halfway down the Persian Gulf, just off the coast of Saudi Arabia, and is something of a rest stop for U.S. Navy ships cruising the waters of the Persian Gulf. NPR
With about 30 ships (including two aircraft carriers) the Fifth Fleet patrols the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the east coast of Africa. Csmonitor.com
Bahrain provided facilities for American warships. It has been resupplying warships for nearly a half-century, ever since Great Britain's fleet left the island. NPR
In 2010, the U.S. provided around $20 million in military aid to Bahrain. Csmonitor.com
American military sales to Bahrain have totaled nearly $1.5 billion in the past decade alone. NPR
US base
The tiny island nation of Bahrain plays a big role in America's Middle East strategy. In fact, more than 6,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors are located just five miles from where government security forces violently put down demonstrations this week. NPR
Bahrain is also home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, a major logistics hub for the U.S. Navy ships. The island is located halfway down the Persian Gulf, just off the coast of Saudi Arabia, and is something of a rest stop for U.S. Navy ships cruising the waters of the Persian Gulf. NPR
With about 30 ships (including two aircraft carriers) the Fifth Fleet patrols the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the east coast of Africa. Csmonitor.com
Bahrain provided facilities for American warships. It has been resupplying warships for nearly a half-century, ever since Great Britain's fleet left the island. NPR
Bahrain provided major basing facilities and support for the armada of U.S. Navy ships sent for the first Persian Gulf War in 1990 and the Iraq War in 2003. NPR
"Bahrain is an outstanding partner," retired Rear Adm. Steve Pietropaoli says. "It has been the enduring logistical support for the United States Navy operating in the Persian Gulf for 50 years." NPR
US aid
In 2010, the U.S. provided around $20 million in military aid to Bahrain. Csmonitor.com
Bahrain receives security guarantees from the United States. The Bahraini Defense Force sends its personnel to the U.S. for training and it buys high-quality American weapons as well. NPR
American military sales to Bahrain have totaled nearly $1.5 billion in the past decade alone. NPR
Those sales include everything from Apache and Cobra attack helicopters to F-16 warplanes, missile launchers and howitzers, plus more than 50 Abrams tanks - some of which now patrol Bahrain's capital of Manama to confront Shia protests. NPR
The King of Bahrain was actually trained in the U.S. Altvoices
On June 21, 1972, H.M. Hamad bin Isa Al Kalifa joined the U.S. Army Command and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was awarded the Freedom Medal of Kansas city from the Mayor and people of Kansas city. He attained the National Diploma in military administration on May 31, 1972, from the Industrial College for the Military Forces in Washington. Altvoices
The U.S. has provided Bahrain with military aid worth $3.9 million in 2008, $8 million in 2009, and $19 million in 2010. The request is for $19.45 million this year. These amounts may seem relatively small but Bahrain is a small country with a population of 1.2 million. Altvoices
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http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/166187.html
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