Bahrain forces attack protesters denouncing Nimr execution
Bahraini regime forces have cracked down on peaceful protesters who took to the streets to condemn Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
On Friday, Al-Khalifah regime’s forces reportedly fired toxic gases and birdshots at protesters in Sitra Island where Bahrainis staged demonstrations against the Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr.
Similar protests were also held in the coastal village of Malkiyah.
Saudi Arabia said on January 2 that it had executed Sheikh Nimr, an outspoken critic of the Riyadh regime, along with 46 others. The execution caused international outrage.
Meanwhile, crowds of Bahrainis staged anti-regime protests in the villages of al-Diraz and al-Daih after Friday prayers to express their solidarity with political detainees.
Bahrainis also held demonstrations on Wednesday on the eve of a fresh session of the trial of cleric Sheikh Ali Salman in the Court of Appeals.
The protesters called for the release of Sheikh Salman, who heads Bahrain’s main opposition bloc al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, as well as all political activists behind bars.
Sheikh Salman was detained on December 28, 2014, on charges of attempting to overthrow the ruling Al Khalifah regime and collaboration with foreign powers.
He has strongly denied the charges, emphasizing that he has been seeking reforms in the kingdom through peaceful means.
In June 2015, a Bahraini court sentenced him to four years in prison on charges such as insulting the Bahraini Interior Ministry and inciting others to break the law. He was acquitted of seeking regime change.
Anti-regime protesters have been holding demonstrations on the streets of Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling on the Al Khalifah family to relinquish power.
The ongoing heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful demonstrations has left scores of people dead and hundreds injured, and many more behind bars.
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