AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Press TV
Thursday

20 October 2011

8:30:00 PM
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Bahrainis demand air show cancellation

Bahrainis are calling on the organizers of next year's Bahrain International Air Show to cancel their plans for holding the event in the crisis-hit country.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to Press TV, citing Bahrain Freedom Movement, the Bahraini people have called on the organizers of the Bahrain Air Show at Farnborough International Limited not to go ahead with organizing the exhibit for several reasons.

The human rights group announced: “The first reason is that the country is unstable; it has serious human rights crimes committed by senior members of the regime.”

It also noted that the Bahraini regime has lost its legitimacy and is no longer representative of the Bahraini people.

The London-based group was referring to the deadly repression of anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain, with the help of the Saudi Arabian government, which deployed military equipment and troops to the neighboring country to help quash the popular revolution.

The group said that by inviting Saudi troops to occupy the island, the regime of ruling Al Khalifa regime has forfeited its sovereignty over the country and its rule is thus considered null and void.

Bahrain International Air Show, the second event in the Persian Gulf state, is scheduled for 9-15 January, 2012, in Bahrain, despite an ongoing brutal crackdown on peaceful protests that have demanded the downfall of the ruling Al khalifa family.

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