Monday, February 21, 2011

Young keep pressure on Bahrain

Thousands of youths take the place Pearl of Manama, the epicenter of the protests against the regime, while younger accounted for its concentration. Meanwhile, the General Union of Trade Unions of Bahrain withdrew the convening of a general strike, believing that their demands for withdrawal of the army of the capital and the right to demonstrate have been met.

The organization had called to hold a general strike from Sunday to support the political protests that erupted on 14 February in Bahrain and that until now have caused half a dozen dead. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, considered that Bahrain should immediately undertake political reforms, and the violence of security forces is "unacceptable." The opposition announced that it is prudent dialogue with Crown Prince Salman Ben Hamad Al-Khalifa on political reforms and continues to do as a condition for the resignation of the government, accusing it of the violent repression of demonstrations against the regime.

"The government that could not protect its people must resign and judged responsible for the massacres, "said Abdel Jalil Khalil Ibrahim, head of Wefaq parliamentary bloc, the main Shiite opposition movement. The prince proposed to the opposition to sit down and talk and it ordered the army's withdrawal from the city of Manama and asked not to touch the troops when the protesters.

The appointment of Sheikh Salman to lead the dialogue with the opposition is a "good choice," he said on his part the head of the leftist movement, Ibrahim Sharif, although "we can not say if this is a serious initiative by the scheme or simply a political maneuver. " "We need to be prudent, especially since the ruling family is divided on how to manage the consequences of recent events," said Sharif, secretary general of the National Democratic Alliance.

Wefaq deputy, Ali al-Aswad, cheered the prince took the initiative to stop the bloodshed, but said other bold steps are necessary. The opposition continued their meetings to draft a document outlining their positions, including the establishment of a commission that is responsible for drafting a constitution to be submitted to referendum.

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