{"id":16697,"date":"2013-03-19T14:13:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T21:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16697"},"modified":"2013-03-19T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T21:13:13","slug":"al-khalifa-regimes-saudi-collaborators-directing-strategic-suppressive-measures-against-democracy-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16697","title":{"rendered":"al Khalifa Regime&#8217;s, Saudi collaborators, directing strategic suppressive measures against Democracy seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Saudi Occupying Forces Intensifying Suppressive Measures against Bahraini Protesters<\/strong><br \/>\n18 March, 2013 &#8211; FARS<\/p>\n<p>TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Bahraini opposition figure said the Saudi occupying forces in Bahrain are now using more violent measures against peaceful protesters in Bahrain, and deplored the international community&#8217;s silence over the Saudis&#8217; crimes in the tiny Persian Gulf island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The longer this revolution gets, the more intensified brutality is shown by the Saudi occupiers to harness the Bahraini revolution,&#8221; Sheikh Sadeq al-Jamari, one of the February 14 Youth Movement leaders, told FNA on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He added that numerous war crimes and waves of massacre and killings have been conducted by foreign troops since the deployment of the Saudi forces under the guise of the so-called Peninsula Shield Force in Bahrain as well as Jordanian forces on Bahrain&#8217;s soil.<\/p>\n<p>Jamari also lashed out at that international human rights organizations and international community for their silence over the continued brutality of the Saudi forces in Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p>During the last few days, the Bahrain people have widened anti-regime and anti-Saudi-occupation protest rallies across the country to renew their calls for freedom and democracy, and condemn Riyadh&#8217;s interfering policies in their country.<\/p>\n<p>The rallies came on the second anniversary of the occupation of Bahrain by the Saudi forces.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for an end to the al-Khalifa dynasty&#8217;s over-40-year rule, end of discrimination, establishment of justice and a democratically-elected government as well as freedom of detained protesters.<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar &#8211; were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13, 2011, to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.<\/p>\n<p>So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and thousands of others have been injured. <a href=\"http:\/\/english.farsnews.com\/newstext.php?nn=9107154068\" target=\"_blank\">&#8230;source<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"igit_tsb_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crookedbough.com%2F%3Fp%3D16697&amp;text=al+Khalifa+Regime%27s%2C+Saudi+collaborators%2C+directing+strategic+suppressive+measures+against+Democracy+seekers&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=\" style=\"\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Occupying Forces Intensifying Suppressive Measures against Bahraini Protesters 18 March, 2013 &#8211; FARS TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Bahraini opposition figure said the Saudi occupying forces in Bahrain are now using more violent measures against peaceful protesters in Bahrain, and deplored the international community&#8217;s silence over the Saudis&#8217; 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