Refl. Di Bahrain mempunyai masalah antara Suni dan Shia. Penduduknya 30% beraliran Suni dan 70% beraliran Shia. Penduduk beraliran Shia didiskriminasi oleh Suni yang memegang pemerintahan dan seluruh posisi penting. Shia sering mengadakan demonstrasi menutut hak mereka.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011213185556388117.html Bahrain opposition in protest call Opposition groups call for rallies against the government on Monday as security forces take measures to avoid unrest. Last Modified: 13 Feb 2011 22:11 GMT Egyptians in Bahrain celebrate Mubarak's ousting as opposition groups there ramp up their calls to protest [Reuters] Bahrain's security forces have set up checkpoints to monitor people's movements as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. Units patrolled shopping centres and other key spots in a clear warning against holding Monday's rally, which has been the focus of social media appeals and text messages for more than a week. One cartoon posted on a Bahraini blog showed three arms holding aloft a mobile phone and the symbols of Facebook and Twitter. The decision by Shia-led opposition groups and others to call for demonstrations on February 14 is symbolic as it is the anniversary of Bahrain's 2002 constitution, which brought some pro-democracy reforms such as an elected parliament. A Facebook page calling for a revolution in Bahrain on Monday has nearly 14,000 followers, and an emailed schedule of protests and demonstrations is also being circulated. The developments came as the AP news agency reported that riot police had clashed with a small group of youths who staged a march following a wedding ceremony in Karzakan, a Shia village in the west. An AP photographer said he had seen several people injured and others gasping from tear gas. Shia discontent Sunday's wide-ranging clampdown appeared directed toward Bahrain's Shia majority, which has led the drive for Monday's rallies. Bahrain's Sunni rulers have already given out cash and promised greater media reforms in an effort to quell discontent. In an open letter to the king, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has called for wide-ranging reforms to avoid a "worst-case scenario", including the dismantling of the security forces, the prosecution of state officials for abuses and the release of 450 jailed activists, religious leaders and others. The tiny kingdom is among the most politically volatile in the Gulf and holds important strategic value for the West as the home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet. Bahrain's Shias , which account for nearly 70 per cent of the total popualtion, have long complained of systematic discrimination by the ruling Sunni dynasty, whose crackdown on dissent last year touched off riots and clashes. Concessions Bahrain's leaders have stepped in with some concessions to try to defuse tension. Government media monitors began talks on Sunday with newspaper publishers and others to draft new rules to limit state controls. The official Bahrain News Agency has also launched a new multimedia service that includes social media applications to seek more outreach. Activists and rights groups have often had to contend with widespread blocks on websites and blogs. On Friday, hundreds of Bahrainis and Egyptian nationals went out in the streets chanting and dancing near the Egyptian Embassy in Manama moments after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as Egypt's president. Bahraini authorities quickly set up roadblocks to contain the crowds. The chances for confrontation in Bahrain have been further elevated by the ongoing trial of 25 Shia activists - including two charged in absentia - accused of plotting against the state. The detainees have alleged police torture and being made to sign forced confessions, but the court has moved ahead with the proceedings. The next session is scheduled for February 24. ++++ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=235753 Print Date : Monday, February 14, 2011 Bahrain king warned of revolution The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has relayed an open letter to the King, warning him over a "worst case scenario" amid growing uprisings against Arab autocratic rulers in the region. The body called on King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa to take measures to avoid the use of force by security forces against peaceful protests which might take place in the very near future. The letter to the king came in the wake of widespread calls on social network websites for nationwide protests in the Persian Gulf state due on Monday. The president of the center Nabeel Rajab warned about the mounting tension which has been building up for the last few years in the country but has sharply escalated as a result of inspiration by revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia. "The release of all the detainees in Bahrain . could help to ease the tension and pave the way for a serious, instant and constructive dialogue on issues such as political participation, corruption by high officials, housing, low income, discrimination and naturalization on sectarian basis" Rajab said. "The dissolving of the security apparatus and the prosecution of its officials . will avoid the fatal mistake committed by similar apparatuses in Tunisia and Egypt which lead to the loss of lives and hundreds of casualties and eventually resulted in the fall of the regimes that created these "double edged swords," he said. Following the revolution in Tunisia, pro-democracy protestors took to the streets of the Egyptian Capital, Cairo and demanded the ouster of Hosni Mubarak who ruled for three decades. 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