Bahrain

[Shahab3]

Der Erlass von König Dingsbums verbietet nun jede Form von Demonstration gegen die Führung und sieht als Strafe den Entzug der Staatsbürgerschaft vor. Er gibt damit seinen Behörden nachträglich grünes Licht für eben jene Maßnahmen, die ja bereits ergriffen wurden:

Bahrain Bans Protests: Human Rights Activist Says 'Physical, Psychological, Sexual' Torture Continues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post |
By Alexandra Schuster
Posted: 08/07/2013 4:08 pm EDT | Updated: 08/07/2013 4:42 pm EDT

Bahrain human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja says the government there is escalating its crackdown on protests in advance of a major opposition rally, and says that the regime continues to torture detainees. Al-Khawaja, President of The Bahrain Center For Human Rights, appeared on HuffPost Live Wednesday to discuss the Bahraini government's ban on protests as well as the cases of a photojournalist and blogger who were arrested and abused by police with host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin.

King Hamad's royal decree last week banned protests in the country's capital, Manama, and heightened "punishments" for those citizens who do not abide by the decree. The decree comes just two weeks before a major opposition rally planned for August 14, the celebration of Bahrain's independence from the United Kingdom. While the Bahraini government has framed the decree as an amendment to the 2006 Law on the Protection of Society from Acts of Terrorism, the United Nations has expressed concern over what exactly this entails. In addition to the revocation of citizenship for anyone found guilty of terrorism and an increased detention period, it also bans sit-ins, rallies, and gatherings in the capital.

Al-Khawaja told HuffPost Live that the decree merely legalizes practices that have been in place for years, and the government has begun increasing its crackdown on protestors in recent weeks.
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Und es wird täglich weiter demonstriert werden....
Erstaunlich, dass die 5. Flotte der vermeintlich wichtigsten Demokratie der Welt (USA) noch keine Anstalten gemacht hat, einen Abzug in die Wege zu leiten.