One year after Saudi invasion; People ready to sacrifice to free their country
The latest martyr is Fadhel Mirza Al Obaidi, 22, who died on Saturday 10th March. He had been shot at close range on 2nd March as he protested peacefully with others in the town of Duraz. He was hit on the head and was left clinically dead for a weak.
The latest martyr is Fadhel Mirza Al Obaidi, 22, who died on Saturday 10th March. He had been shot at close range on 2nd March as he protested peacefully with others in the town of Duraz. He was hit on the head and was left clinically dead for a weak. The Al Khalifa rulers failed to take steps to stop killing Bahrainis. They have also given a deaf ear to international calls to overhaul their security and police operations.
The killers of Fadhel Al Obaidi remain at large to kill more victims. The authorities issued a false death certificate alleging that the young man had been killed with a hard instrument; contrary to the established fact that he had been hit with police tear gas canister at close range.
The family refused to take the certificate and insisted that their son had been deliberately killed by police. On Tuesday his mourning period ended.
People went to his graveyard in accordance with established religious traditions. They were ruthlessly attacked with chemical and tear gases, shotguns and batons.
This ultimate repression against the natives has only emboldened the people to continue their struggle with daily demonstrations and protests.
Every night at least twenty five protests, candle vigils for the martyrs and slogans from the tops of the houses have continued. In the day protesters burnt tyres on the main roads to stop police vehicles, armoured vehicles and tanks reaching their homes. Attacking houses with those lethal gases has become a routine practice and has claimed the lives of tens of Bahrainis.
The regime has remained adamant on refusing to concede any of its powers to the people. Instead of heeding the calls to reform, Al Khalifa have failed to realise the seriousness of the situation. The situation has been made worse since John Timoney “America’s worst cop” and John yates, UK’s former High Commissioner of Police arrived in Bahrain last November.
While cameras were installed in parts of the prisons to deceive the world that torture had stopped, evidence has emerged that severe torture has been administered on Bahrainis especially in police cars and hiding houses. Yet torture has continued to be practiced in farms and in jails.
Today coincides with the 1st anniversary of the bloody attack on Pearl Roundabout in which at least five people were killed. The crime was committed two days after the Saudi occupation of Bahrain.
The attack was implicitly supported and defended by the American administration whose sympathies lie with the dictators and killers.
For the twelve months afterwards, people gradually became more adaptable, rose to their knees and shot their way forward to bring the Revolution to a speedy and successful conclusion. Bahrainis today are more focussed on their objectives and demands, more determined and steadfast and more inclined towards a fundamental change of regime.
The counter-revolutionary forces support by US have worked hard against Bahrain’s revolution but its strong comeback has shocked the spectators who had thought that Al Saud had gained the upper hand.
In Geneva where the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Bahrain’s people received a good attention from those who had delivered their speeches. At least nine of 14 EU states mentioned Bahrain as a place where human rights are mostly violated. Only the US and UK considered have ignored the fate of the people.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission dedicated the whole of its address to Bahrain, mentioning the numerous cases of human rights violation. In a side-panel about Bahrain, several witnesses, politicians and activists presented a moderate discourse that was liked by those present at the seminar. However, the Al Khalifa sent their slaves to the meeting in order to create an image of the family in a relaxed mode.
They attempted to carry out their plan but the public support of the Al Khalifa has been greatly minimised that left the whole project in disarray. The seven-persons team immediately withdrew to give the impression that they had dealt it a severe blow. Their plot failed to materialise although it killed several people.
Bahrain Freedom Movement
16th March 2012
