(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Nabeel Rajab, the head of the non-governmental Bahrain Center for Human Rights said "The response from the West has been very timid.”
Referring to recurrent high-profile condemnations of government-sanctioned bloodshed in the North African nation, he added “It shows the double standards in its foreign policy compared to Libya."
Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's rule of over 40 years.
On March 14, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed police and military forces in the kingdom upon Manama's plea for help in suppressing the nationwide protests.
Manama has imposed a state of emergency in the country following the arrival of the Saudi-led troops.
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