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Bahrainis continue rally to mark revolution anniversary

Saturday, 14 February 2015 7:01 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 14 February 2015 7:01 PM ]

Bahraini people take to the streets during protests on February 14, 2015.

Bahraini people have taken part in the third day of their "Dignity Strike" campaign across the Persian Gulf monarchy to mark the fourth anniversary of their popular uprising.

On Saturday, Bahrainis kept marching towards LoLo (Pearl) Square in the capital, Manama, from across the country as part of their big nationwide rallies to mark the revolution.

In a statement, the Freedom and Human Rights department of the main opposition party, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, said more than 30 demonstrations have been held in 28 regions in Bahrain on the anniversary of the revolution.

It added that security forces have arrested more than 25 Bahrainis, stormed 12 houses and inflicted damage on properties.

According to the statement, security forces have attacked demonstrators in different parts across Bahrain 23 times, leaving 13 people injured.

This comes as a number of Bahrainis, protesting against the monarchy’s crackdown on Shias, held noon prayers in mosques damaged by the Al Khalifa regime in the village of A’ali and in Manama.

The Bahraini regime has carried out demolition campaigns against more than 38 Shia mosques since 2011.

Manama has deployed army troops to the streets of Manama and other parts of the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom as part of the regime’s crackdown on protesters.

There are also reports that the security forces have for the first time used C4 explosives against protesters with military helicopters also hovering in Bahrain’s sky.

Meanwhile, security forces have also attacked some foreign nationals residing in Bahrain, among them an Asian expatriate who was hit with birdshot.

Reports also indicate that opposition leaders held in Bahrain's Juw Prison have gone on a hunger strike since Friday. Opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif has confirmed the report, saying the move is aimed at showing solidarity with the people and expressing outrage at regime’s measures.

Amid the regime’s heavy crackdown on peaceful protesters, the al-Wefaq party has called on Bahrainis to avoid violent measures.

It said that the peaceful Bahraini revolution has nothing to do with violence, stressing that the regime would use any possible violent act by protesters as a pretext to ignore their demands.

Bahrainis held three rounds of demonstration on Friday with human rights activists saying that 300 protesters were injured in attacks by security forces. The Bahrain Human Rights Watch also said that 17 young people were arrested during the Friday rallies.

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