{"id":7442,"date":"2012-03-19T10:34:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T17:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=7442"},"modified":"2012-03-19T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T17:34:38","slug":"saudi-arabia-keep-your-hands-off-and-troops-out-of-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=7442","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia keep your “hands off” and troops out of Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrainis stage protest in Beirut against Saudi \u201cinterference\u201d in Bahrain<\/strong>
\n19 March, 2012 – Lebanon NOW<\/p>\n

Bahraini opposition activists gather outside the UN ESCWA building in Downtown Beirut on Monday. (AFP\/Bahraini Opposition Abroad)<\/p>\n

Bahraini opposition figures protested on Monday in front of Beirut’s ESCWA building to voice their condemnation to \u201cSaudi interference\u201d in Bahrain, a statement issued by the Bahraini opposition said.<\/p>\n

The protesters called on the international community to address the \u201cSaudi interference that is a flagrant occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The participants also submitted a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanding Saudi forces to exit Bahrain because their presence \u201cviolates the UN charter\u2019s articles pertaining to countries\u2019 sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[We call] for launching a serious investigation into the violations that the Saudi forces were involved in, such as demolishing mosques and violating religious freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement also called for the UN General Assembly to address the issue.<\/p>\n

The Shia-led opposition in Bahrain demands constitutional changes that would reduce the power of the ruling Sunni dynasty. Tensions have remained high in Bahrain since a deadly crackdown last year after a month of street protests in the capital Manama.<\/p>\n

The joint Gulf Peninsula Shield Force headed by Saudi Arabia deployed to Bahrain in mid-March 2011 to back up the kingdom’s security forces in its crackdown of anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n

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