France has deplored Thursday, February 17 "the excessive use of force" and said it was "particularly concerned" by recent developments include Bahrain, Libya and Yemen. Through the voice of the deputy spokeswoman of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign minister Michele Alliot-Marie has reaffirmed "the commitment of France to freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest around the world ".
On Bahrain, where four people were killed and dozens others injured in Wednesday night to Thursday, the minister lamented "the excessive use of violence by security forces when dispersing demonstrators installed roundabout at the Pearl. " A position shared by the British Foreign Minister, William Hague, who called police Thursday of Bahrain to "exercise restraint".
The minister, who visited Bahrain last week as part of a regional tour, said that the Gulf States had "made significant political reforms" but called for further. "We always encourage Bahrain and other countries to take further steps to meet the legitimate aspirations of more political and social freedoms," he added.
In a message apparently sent to Iran that it has not quoted the head of British diplomacy has also warned other countries that are tempted to meddle in the situation in the small Gulf kingdom. Like Paris, Great Britain also advised its nationals not to travel to Bahrain unless absolutely necessary.
Same story on the side of the United States, where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also encouraged the authorities to avoid recourse to violence during a telephone conversation with his Bahraini counterpart. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meanwhile concurred, saying the situation in the Middle East called for "bold reforms, not repression." More surprisingly, Iran also asked the Bahraini government for "not to resort to violence and to consider the demands of the population," said a source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, quoted Thursday by the official agency Irna, while stating that demonstrations in Bahrain are "internal affair".
The Bahraini army said Thursday it had taken all measures "and preventive farms to restore order and security" after a night assault of police against a demonstration calling for political reforms. 
On Bahrain, where four people were killed and dozens others injured in Wednesday night to Thursday, the minister lamented "the excessive use of violence by security forces when dispersing demonstrators installed roundabout at the Pearl. " A position shared by the British Foreign Minister, William Hague, who called police Thursday of Bahrain to "exercise restraint".
The minister, who visited Bahrain last week as part of a regional tour, said that the Gulf States had "made significant political reforms" but called for further. "We always encourage Bahrain and other countries to take further steps to meet the legitimate aspirations of more political and social freedoms," he added.
In a message apparently sent to Iran that it has not quoted the head of British diplomacy has also warned other countries that are tempted to meddle in the situation in the small Gulf kingdom. Like Paris, Great Britain also advised its nationals not to travel to Bahrain unless absolutely necessary.
Same story on the side of the United States, where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also encouraged the authorities to avoid recourse to violence during a telephone conversation with his Bahraini counterpart. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meanwhile concurred, saying the situation in the Middle East called for "bold reforms, not repression." More surprisingly, Iran also asked the Bahraini government for "not to resort to violence and to consider the demands of the population," said a source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, quoted Thursday by the official agency Irna, while stating that demonstrations in Bahrain are "internal affair".
The Bahraini army said Thursday it had taken all measures "and preventive farms to restore order and security" after a night assault of police against a demonstration calling for political reforms.
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