Bahrain views West silence, green light

‘Bahrain views West silence, green light’
Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights – PressTV

A human rights activist tells Press TV that the Bahraini regime considers Western silence on the brutal human rights violations in the country as a “green light” to continue with violence.

“Maybe they [Bahrain’s Al Khalifa regime] received a quit criticism or silence from European countries and the United States government. And they understood that as a green light that they could do anything,” President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab said in an interview with Press TV on Monday.

He further added that Bahrain is still receiving both economic and political support from the US and Saudi Arabia despite its brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in the kingdom.

Rajab said this silence is the main reason why Bahrain feels it can act like a super power.

Since mid-February, anti-government protesters have been staging regular demonstrations in Bahrain, calling on the Al Khalifa family to relinquish power.

On March 14, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were deployed to the country to assist the Bahraini government in its crackdown on peaceful protesters.
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