Military Attack Doctors & Nurses
Hospital Blocked, Phones Cut Off, New Curfew
4 Paliment Members Quit
Does US & UK Fit in the Picture? (Where?)
March 18 (GUSTV - Specila Report From the Gulf)
Man shot by military while holding his hands up over his head - while saying "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!"
See it on CNN and on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6RCBOC-MAM
Crimes against humanity Ivan Simonovic, U.N. Asst. Secy. Gen. for Human Rights. "First, all military must leave hospitals immediately. Then there must be no reprisal against protestors" and he continued, "Human rights could be suspended under certain conditions, such as the right to assemble in emergency situations. But the right to life and the right to health can never be set aside, as these are basic human rights for all people."
The number of dead, killed by troops in Bahrain, is now more than a dozen in Bahrain as Shiite anti-government protesters protest against what they call "Oppressive and unfair government policies".
Baharain's military, supported by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) military issued a televised statement saying their security forces had 'cleansed' several areas in the capital city of Manama, with the help of Saudi Arabian and other Gulf Cooperation Council troops.
Hospital staff and protesters had to form a human shield around the complex since Tuesday, hoping to stop the attack of GCC and Bahrain government forces who, according to actual reports had even prevented ambulances with wounded and injured to reach the hospital since Tuesday.
As the death climbs, the conflict continues, all the while Bahraini security forces push forward with their commitment to put down any uprising on the tiny island here.
Wednesday military forces imposed a curfew forbidding anyone from public gatherings, and warned them of marshall law in effeect,
At least three protesters were killed when police, backed by army tanks and helicopters, violently dispersed protesters in Manama's Lulu Square, Bahraini newspaper Al-Wasat reported.
The interior ministry said two members of the security forces were killed in clashes with protesters at civilian-run checkpoints, and two other members of the security forces were killed Tuesday, the ministry said.
The military congratulated citizens on a 'return to normalcy' in the country, and urged people not to gather in public spaces 'for your safety'.
Four members of the Shura council, Bahrain's upper house of parliament, resigned in protest at the violence, Al-Wasat reported.
Security forces also stormed the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama, which has received hundreds of injured protesters over the past two days.
The Bahraini military said that 'outlaws' had been gathering at the hospital..
A 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew was announced on state television for areas of Manama where protests have been held.
Mobile phone networks throughout the country were severely disrupted and communication inside and outside the country was cut off, according to journalists and activists on the scene in Bahrain.
The events come one day after King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa declared a state of emergency, authorizing defence forces to use 'any and all means necessary' to put down the rebellion and restore order.
In Iraq, popular Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for people to demonstrate in Baghdad and Basra and in solidarity with the uprising in Bahrain.
Bahrain has a Shia majority population but is ruled by a Sunni minority
The GCC, of which Bahrain is a member, dispatched troops to the small kingdom earlier this week at the government's request. The deployment included around 1,000 Saudi troops.
Concerns have grown amongst Bahrain's Sunni-led neighbours, particularly Saudi Arabia, that Shia-ruled Iran might be meddling in the country's affairs.
For over a month, protesters in Bahrain have been demanding political reforms and greater freedoms. Government crackdowns on protesters have left at least 12 people dead since Feb 14.
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