Arab leauge mirrors contradiction and hypocrisy of Bush’s, US foreign policy carried on by Obama-Clinton in Middle East
Bahraini activists rally across Manama , Slams Arab League’s Double Standard
JafriaNews – 13 November, 2011
JNN 13 Nov 2011 : Bahraini activists have held new anti-regime protests across the capital Manama against the ruling Al Khalifa family, and Arab League’s Double Standard on Syria and Bahrain , Press reports.
The demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday in the face of continued crackdown by Saudi-backed Bahraini forces on peaceful protests in the Persian Gulf island.
They shouted slogans against the regime and its allies, including Saudi Arabia, which has been heavily contributing to Manama’s suppression of the popular uprising it has been facing since February. In the eastern village of Ma’ameer, regime forces stormed a house and detained a young boy. Meanwhile, a teenage girl was rearrested in spite of her deteriorating health condition.
The 17-year-old Ashwaq al-Magabi, who suffers from sickle cell anemia, was first detained among dozens of women during a protest in a Manama mall in October.
According to local sources, scores of people have been killed, some while in custody, and hundreds more arrested during the campaign of suppression.
Bahrainis demonstrate against Arab League silence on Manama’s deadly crackdown, as the League met to vote on several anti-Syria moves, Press TV has learned.
Protesters gathered in front of the AL headquarters in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday, demanding the body to adopt a clear stance on the brutal suppression of Bahrainis. They also held banners saying that the Saudi-backed Al Khalifa regime has suppressed thousands of pro-democracy protesters. …more
