(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “Regional and international silence toward the suppression of protestors is unacceptable; western states and international communities should avoid paradoxical behaviors towards different countries,” he added.
Mehmanparast noted that foreign military interference will not solve Bahrain's problems.
“We hope the Bahraini government would refrain from usage of violence against the demonstrators and regain the trust of the nation by freeing political prisoners,” spokesperson underscored.
Tear gas fired by Bahraini troops on protesters has killed at least a dozen Bahrainis in recent months. Amnesty International has warned about the Bahraini government's misuse of tear gas against anti-regime protesters, calling for an investigation into the teargas-related deaths.
In a statement released on Thursday, Amnesty said that Bahrain's misuse of tear gas against protesters had become 'increasingly deadly,' adding that it has evidence suggesting security forces use tear gas inappropriately and indiscriminately.
'The rise in fatalities and eyewitness accounts suggest that tear gas is being used inappropriately by Bahraini security forces, including in people's homes and other confined spaces,' said Amnesty.
Bahraini troops heavily rely on tear gas and stun grenades to disperse peaceful anti-government protests. Several Bahraini civilians, mostly senior citizens and kids, who had not participated in protest rallies, have also died from asphyxia after regime troops fired tear gas in residential areas and into houses in violation of international standards that Bahrain has signed up to.
Hajj Ali Al-Sukari, 65-yars-old, the latest victim of the toxic tear gas used by Bahraini troops collapsed after a tear gas was fired near his home in a village outside the capital on Tuesday.
Amnesty International has also called on the US government to suspend export of tear gas and other riot control equipment to Bahrain.
Since the beginning of 2011, the Muslim world has witnessed popular uprisings and revolutions similar to what happened in Iran in 1979. Tunisia saw the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in a popular revolution in January, which was soon followed by a revolution which toppled Hosni Mubarak in Egypt in February.
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Yemen have since been the scene of protests against their totalitarian rulers, who have resorted to brutal crackdown on demonstrations to silence their critics.
Bahrain and Yemen, however, have experienced the deadliest clashes. Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
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