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Dear All,
I have forwarded the emails to the London Office of Human Rights Watch (see
http://www.hrw.org/en/node/75136) . Apologies if there may be any overlap in
this - definately worth trying.
Best
KD
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Sawsan Karimi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear all,Thank you very much for your great support and various attempts to
> help Bahraini people. The arab and many western media turn a total blind
> eyes to what is happening in Bahrain, including AlJazeers. Your support
> gives me courage to stand up and help my people and strengthens my believe
> in the true goodness of humankind.
> With your permission, I am attaching a letter by WLP which summarizes what
> happened today in Bahrain.
> If I have your permission, I would like to send you images, some of which
> taken by students, as the media is not covering, and footages of the
> suppression of the pro-democracy movement in Bahrain. Some of the pictures
> are very graphic. I need your permission before sending them.
> On Sunday 13, March 2011, Bahrain University students where attacked by
> the government militia, dressed as civilians, while protesting. It
> was violent and aggressive. Students where attacked by swords, bats, steel
> bars, and knifes. I was with the students during the attack.There mare many
> people missing since the attack early morning, including some injured
> civilians.
> A state of emergency and curfew have been declared in Bahrain.
>
> Than you again. bless you all.
> Sawsan Karimi
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> Dr. Sawsan Karimi Assistant Professor - Social Anthropology, Department
> of Social Sciences, College of Art, University of Bahrain. P. O. Box
> 32038 tel (off.): 00973-17438638 fax: 00973-17449126 email address:
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> Urgent Alert:
> Violent Crackdown against Protesters in Bahrain; Hospitals Also
> TargetedMarch 16, 2011
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> http://www.learningpartnership.org/lib/violent-crackdown-against-protesters-bahrain-hospitals-also-targeted
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> WLP has just received the following appeal from our colleagues
> in Bahrain:Civil society organizations in Bahrain are appealing for support,
> as developments in the country today have led to serious safety risks for
> citizens who have been protesting for democratic change since February 14.
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> Bahrain has been witnessing mass attacks by riot police, armed
> militia, and most recently Bahraini armed forces and Saudi-Gulf forces,
> against unarmed civilian protesters in the Shia areas of Manama, Muhraq,
> Sitra, Hamad, and most of the northern and middle region along Budaya Road.
> The violence culminated with a serious attack on Sitra Island on Tuesday,
> which left three dead and hundreds wounded.
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> At dawn on Wednesday, military forces carried out a
> sweeping attack in Lulu Circle (Martyr Square), where, in addition to riot
> police, Bahraini and Saudi armed forces fired on protesters using live
> ammunition and tear gas, while Apache helicopters circled the area.
>
> On both days, ambulances from central Salmaniya hospital were
> prevented from taking casualties, and hospital staff were assaulted. In
> Sitra, the local medical center was attacked and overtaken by the militia.
> In Lulu Circle, ambulances were barred, Salmanya hospital was attacked by
> riot police, and many patients were arrested. Additionally, electricity was
> cut off in Lulu Circle and all surrounding areas, including Salmaniya
> hospital, and mobile phone service was cut off in the northern region of the
> country throughout the morning.
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> We appeal to The Security Council, The United Nations, The Arab
> League, and the international community, to curb these attacks, and to help
> end this violence. We also appeal to relief agencies such as the
> International Rescue Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and the Arab and
> International Red Crescent and Red Cross, to intervene to break the siege of
> hospitals and assaults against medical staff.
>
> The Bahraini Civil Society Organizations, Bahrain, 16th March,
> 2011
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