Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Bahrain: Brutal crackdown on demonstrators in Bahrain
On the 17th of February 2011 at 3am, the Bahrain special security forces started attacking the peaceful protesters who gathered at Pearl roundabout. They used teargas, rubber bullets and shotguns. The security forces waited for the protesters to fall sleep and started their indiscriminate attacks from the bridge that faces the Pearl roundabout. Protesters including women and children were running behind for cover when they were attacked again by another group of the special security forces who waited for them from an opposite location.
Front Line has received reports that the police are attacking anyone who may appear at the Pearl roundabout. There are confirmed reports that three people lost their lives. There are unconfirmed reports of a fourth death. More than 210 are injured -confirmed- due to these successive unjustified attacks. Also, Mr.Naji Fateel , Administrator of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights was attacked by the police and wounded in the stomach. Ms.
Bahrain: Brutal crackdown on demonstrators in Bahrain
On the 17th of February 2011 at 3am, the Bahrain special security forces started attacking the peaceful protesters who gathered at Pearl roundabout. They used teargas, rubber bullets and shotguns. The security forces waited for the protesters to fall sleep and started their indiscriminate attacks from the bridge that faces the Pearl roundabout. Protesters including women and children were running behind for cover when they were attacked again by another group of the special security forces who waited for them from an opposite location.
Front Line has received reports that the police are attacking anyone who may appear at the Pearl roundabout. There are confirmed reports that three people lost their lives. There are unconfirmed reports of a fourth death. More than 210 are injured -confirmed- due to these successive unjustified attacks. Also, Mr.Naji Fateel , Administrator of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights was attacked by the police and wounded in the stomach. Ms.
