(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The regime forces beat to death Husam al-Haddad when they launched an attack on a peaceful demonstration in the city of Muharraq, northwest of Manama, on Friday night.
Bahraini protesters have been holding demonstrations against the ruling Al Khalifa family since February 2011 and they hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the deaths of demonstrators during the uprising.
On August 16, prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was sentenced to three years in prison over “three cases of taking part in unauthorized protests,” his lawyer said.
Bahrain hosts the US Navy Fifth Fleet and is among the Persian Gulf countries such as Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates that receive military equipment from the United States.
On May 11, the US State Department said Washington will resume military sales to Bahrain.
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