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Bahraini teenager beaten to death during clashes with police

Published time: August 18, 2012 08:40
Edited time: August 18, 2012 12:40
Anti-government protesters run to take cover from tear gas fired by riot police trying to disperse the march held in support of al-Quds day in a village on Sitra, south of Manama, August 17, 2012 (Reuters / Hamad I Mohammed)

An antigovernment rally in Bahrain on Friday resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy, after the unarmed teenager was beaten by police, Human Rights Watch said. Police allege that the teenager attacked officers with a Molotov cocktail.

­Hussam Al Haddad was knocked down by rubber buckshot, and a man in civilian clothing repeatedly kicked the teenager while nearby police officers stood and watched, eyewitnesses told the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR).

Haddad was blood-soaked and unconscious by the time a relative attempted to intervene.

BCHR member Said Yousif Al Muhafdha visited Salmaniya Hospital, where the teenager was pronounced dead, but was forced to leave and was not allowed to see the body.

The Bahraini Ministry of the Interior confirmed the death, calling Haddad a 'terrorist' and claiming police officers were defending themselves.

Anti-regime protests in the island nation of Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet, have continued for the past year and a half since beginning in February 2011. At least 50 people have been killed in the clashes, with nine of dead under the age of 18. Human Rights Watch has repeatedly condemned Bahraini police for using excessive force against protesters.

The Bahraini Ministry of the Interior previously promised to investigate the killing of unarmed civilians. No law enforcement officers have been charged in connection with the deaths.

Protesters, mostly belonging to Bahrain's Shia majority, are demonstrating against the country's Sunni monarchy and demanding increased political representation.

The killing of Haddad took place the day after prominent Bahraini opposition activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to three years in jail for using Twitter to organize antigovernment rallies.

Riot police run towards protesters during a march held in support of al-Quds day in a village on Sitra, south of Manama, August 17, 2012 (Reuters / Hamad I Mohammed)
Riot police run towards protesters during a march held in support of al-Quds day in a village on Sitra, south of Manama, August 17, 2012 (Reuters / Hamad I Mohammed)

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Voltaire (unregistered) 19.08.2012 00:48

Saied_RF wrote in #19
Voltaire (unregistered) wrote in #13
@Saied_R F 
My point was not the detailing of the sects of Islam all religions had them and Christianity has them to date... --------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------
Dear Voltaire(I apologize for the Length of this comment, I don't mean to give you a headache)
(Part I):
You tackled a very good issue "Killing for God". But First of all, you should learn and understand the origin of various incidents in the world by means of deep study of the true history(The are some false history, of course).  If you talk about "Religious Wars" you should firstly acquire true information of different religions: Islam(Sunni, Shia, Salafism, Wahhabism) ,Christianity(Cathol iscm, Protestantism, Lutheranism, Evangelism),etc and then you can understand the real meaning of the "Religious Wars" and the roots of such stupid wars.
For example,"The Crusades". In the current century there are still men like "W.Bush" (An Evangelist who believes in Armageddon) who declared crusade against Islam(He used the exact term 'Crusade' in his speech when he wanted to attack ME). What I mean is, if you know the meaning of the "Evangelism" then you can understand the meaning of the so called  Fake "War on Terror". Because Evangelism is a fake offshoot of Christianity just like Wahhabism in Islam and Just like Zionism in Judaism.

When I turned 48 after a life time of Religion- I discovered a treasure that required nothing but a desire IN ME. I discov ered that if I were born in cave on mars, with no one, no books no religions absolutely nothing "I can know my creator" he made sure everyone can at any time anywhere. Its mans ideas he puts into words and attempts to teach what cannot be written in any language,

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Voltaire (unregistered) 19.08.2012 00:35

Saied_RF wrote in #20
Voltaire (unregistered) wrote in #13
@Saied_R F 
My point was not the detailing of the sects of Islam all religions had them and Christianity has them to date...
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(Pa rt II continuance of  Part I):
About the "Killing for God". There are specific terms like "Jihad" in Islam. The term "Jihad" is not equivalent to "Killing for God". The true meaning of Jihad in Islam is 'confronting the devils who invade your land, your religion, your beliefs,  kill your family and etc" then you must defend yourself and fight against them. In that case you would be a "Martyr" Or "Shahid". It's not equivalent to 'Suicide Bombing' or the term "Jihadist" that you can see in the "Al-Qaeda" or "Taliban" or "FSA" actions. They are not Jihadists. They are terrorists. And guess who founded and Supported these kind of Jihad in ME and Why!? I think you can guess now.
About the incidents in ME: What you see now a days in ME is the world Elite's project which was created in the American Think Thanks for the ME known as "New(Big) Middle East". The former U.S.  FM(Condoleezza Rice) openly mentioned this term in one of his speech 6 years ago. And of Course, there are countries like Iran in ME who opposes and fights against this devilish project. But in my opinion Religions are just mere tools and excuses for the powers and players in the ME. They don't care about religions. They care about strategic dominance in ME and Oil is just a secondary objective not primary. But you must not forget that there are Right sides and Wrong sides in ME. 
Good Luck. Let me rephrase- I meant no insult to any particular religiou s group so allow me to correct "killing for Religious beliefs "And I enjoyed your writings.

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Russia should help Bahraini people (unregistered) 18.08.2012 20:39

US, NATO, Israel, Al-Qaida, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Wahhabi/Salafi Terrorist openly attacking Syria and have killed 20,000 innocents many of them Christians. It is time for Russia to intervene in Bahrain where 80 percent Majority desperately need help. Thousands of peacful protesters have been imprisoned, Tortured and every day young boys are being brutally killed.

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