Bahrain

Al-Wefaq raises concerns about attacks in Sanabis

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Bahrain’s main opposition party has raised concerns about the horrifying situation in the Bahraini village of Sanabis.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society on Tuesday said that the village is being subject to appalling attacks and collective punishment.

According to reports, armed troops have been deployed to the village, which is located in the western suburbs of the capital Manama. Reports also say that the Bahraini regime forces have climbed rooftops and assaulted inhabitants in the area.

The citizens in Sanabis have described the situation in the village as “very frightening and dangerous.”

Sanabis has been the scene of anti-regime demonstrations over the past three years.

This is while almost daily protests were held against the Al Khalifa regime since February 2011, when thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets, calling for the royal family to leave power.

On February 9, nationwide demonstrations were held in Bahrain to mark the third anniversary of the uprising.

The protests have faced a harsh crackdown by the security forces.

On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were called in to assist the Bahraini regime in its crackdown on peaceful protests.

According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and thousands of others imprisoned so far.

Physicians for Human Rights say doctors and nurses have been detained, tortured, or disappeared because they have “evidence of atrocities committed by the authorities, security forces, and riot police” in the crackdown on anti-government protesters.

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