(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In a declaration known as the "Manama Paper," five opposition groups, including the influential al-Wefaq party, described restructuring the political system while "preserving the monarchy'' as the only "path to freedom and democracy'' in Bahrain.
The parties pledged to continue using peaceful rallies and marches to campaign for democratic reforms, describing the Gulf Arab state as a police state no different to Egypt and Tunisia before the Arab uprisings.
The declaration said the ruling Al Khalifa family's role should be "governing without powers" in a constitutional monarchy.
Shortly after the declaration, defiant Bahrainis once again took to streets across the country, calling for an end of Al Khalifa regime.
Chanting anti-regime slogans, anti-government ptotesters expressed solidarity with those arrested and injured during the brutal crackdown launched by authorities.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has witnessed peaceful anti-government protests against the rule of Al-Hamad. However these protests were faced by brutal crackdown that left more than 40 martyrs and Thousands of injured. The security forces used fire against the protesters, lethal teargas bombs and sometime internationally banned weapons.
The regime brutality was with no limits; with security forces killed at least 3 teenagers as they were going in peaceful protests and arrested dozens of activists, medics and political figures.
Bahraini Labor Union said that 2775 people had left their jobs because of their political views.
Journalists were also engaged in the crackdown. The Bahraini Confederation of Journalism announced that the authorities had summoned many journalists for investigation, accusing them of inciting on regime hatred, in addition to many bloggers and journalists who were arrested earlier.
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