Bahraini regime forces have once again used tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators in the towns of Sitra and A’ali.
Protesters took to the streets in the northeastern town of Sitra and the northern town of A'ali on Saturday.
Demonstrators called for the downfall of the Al-Khalifa regime.
Manama regime forces have regularly used tear gas to disperse demonstrations against the ruling Al-Khalifa family in towns and villages across the country over the past months.
The demonstrations in Sitra and A’ali were held on the day when Bahraini activists said 31-year-old Ahmad Abdul Nabi was martyred due to inhalation of tear gas fired by regime forces during a protest in the western village of Shahrakan on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Bahraini man was the fourth victim of the Manama regime’s brutal suppression of protests since March 17.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa claimed on March 20 the “doors to dialogue were, and remain, open.”
The Bahraini monarch also claimed the government has made “significant progress” in implementing reforms in the sectors of “security, judiciary, social policy and media” since February 2011.
However, Bahraini opposition groups say the promised reforms have not been enough and that they have made “no change on the ground.”
Bahraini demonstrators hold King Hamad responsible for the death of protesters during the popular uprising in the country that began in February 2011.
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Protesters took to the streets in the northeastern town of Sitra and the northern town of A'ali on Saturday.
Demonstrators called for the downfall of the Al-Khalifa regime.
Manama regime forces have regularly used tear gas to disperse demonstrations against the ruling Al-Khalifa family in towns and villages across the country over the past months.
The demonstrations in Sitra and A’ali were held on the day when Bahraini activists said 31-year-old Ahmad Abdul Nabi was martyred due to inhalation of tear gas fired by regime forces during a protest in the western village of Shahrakan on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Bahraini man was the fourth victim of the Manama regime’s brutal suppression of protests since March 17.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa claimed on March 20 the “doors to dialogue were, and remain, open.”
The Bahraini monarch also claimed the government has made “significant progress” in implementing reforms in the sectors of “security, judiciary, social policy and media” since February 2011.
However, Bahraini opposition groups say the promised reforms have not been enough and that they have made “no change on the ground.”
Bahraini demonstrators hold King Hamad responsible for the death of protesters during the popular uprising in the country that began in February 2011.
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