International Community has closes eyes to King Hamad’s Campaign of Infanticide

The youngest victims of tear gas in Bahrain – the babies and the unborn
24 June, 2012 – Bahrain Coordinating Committee – by Mary Fletcher Jones

Excessive exposure to tear gas has been demonstrated to cause miscarriage in pregnancy, and infants are particularly susceptible to the side effects of tear gas, which can be fatal in instances. Unfortunately, in Bahrain, many families have lost their young and unborn babies through exposure to tear gas.

On Thursday, June 21, a demonstration was held in Bahrain to bring attention to this tragic development. However, the demonstration was not met with sympathy. The protesters were fired on with tear gas and stun grenades. During the clash, even two press photographers, one from Associated Press, were temporarily detained by riot police.

For the past two years, tear gas has been used against Bahrainis in a number of ways — much of it indiscriminate and excessive. It has been used against protesters, fired into neighborhoods, and even propelled directly into homes. The BICI report stated that Bahrain’s police used a disproportionate amount of CS gas when dispersing protests, and that in a number of situations, police fired CS gas into private homes in an “unnecessary and indiscriminate” manner. …more