A senior leader in the Bahrain Freedom Movement has said that the small Persian Gulf monarchy is now under the control of a military regime that has suspended civil liberties and introduced new draconian laws to prevent any form of protest.
Amnesty International has condemned that recent government crack down against pro democracy protesters which has left at least twenty one people dead. A "Day of Rage" has been called for today, Friday, by the February 14 Youth Movement. The Bahrain government have arrested many known protesters in the past few days ahead of this planned protest. Amnesty International believe that these people are 'prisoners of conscience' as they're only crime was to criticise the ruling regime.
Earlier this week, the United Nations Human Rights Office criticized Bahrain for violating international law by targeting activists and medical staff. All of this comes since the March 14th intervention of troops from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who entered Bahrain to 'restore order'.
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