Al-Wefaq Slams Bahrain Regime's Crackdown
MANAMA (Press TV) – Bahrain’s main opposition movement, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has condemned the ongoing crackdown on and “collective punishment” of Bahraini people on the island of Sitra in the northeastern part of the Persian Gulf country.
Al-Wefaq said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday, "What is happening in Sitra Island... is an organized collective punishment.”
"The collective punishment in Sitra must be stopped immediately,” the Bahraini movement said.
Al-Wefaq said Bahraini regime forces have taken excessive oppressive measures against the Bahrainis on the island, south of the Bahraini capital, Manama, and are "carrying out house raids and arrests and placing security barriers around the island.”
Bahrain’s main opposition group also expressed concern about the crackdown on the residents in Sitra, saying the Al Khalifa regime is depriving the citizens of their basic rights.
"The collective punishment in Sitra must be stopped immediately,” the Bahraini movement said.
Al-Wefaq said Bahraini regime forces have taken excessive oppressive measures against the Bahrainis on the island, south of the Bahraini capital, Manama, and are "carrying out house raids and arrests and placing security barriers around the island.”
Bahrain’s main opposition group also expressed concern about the crackdown on the residents in Sitra, saying the Al Khalifa regime is depriving the citizens of their basic rights.