February 17, 2011
Dear comrades of various leftist parties and organisations,
The Bahraini people went out on the streets on February 14, the 10th anniversary of the National Action Charter — the national reform document on which people voted in a referendum in 2001, with 98.4% in favour.
The people have decided to demand that the royal regime start to implement the political reforms it promised. The demands include the beginning of effective procedures towards reforming the political regime, combatting corruption, abolishing racist and sectarian discrimination in Bahrain and guaranteeing fair distribution of wealth.
These protests were faced with a crazy reaction from the Bahraini authorities, the number of casualties until now is seven so far. This repressive campaign continueswith the use of live ammunition, blocking entrances to a number of villages and towns, raiding and attacking homes, in addition to the spreading of armed military tanks.
This repressive attack is considered an abandonment by the government of the reform project which guaranteed to the people their right to protest as per the 2002 Bahraini constitution.
Henceforth, we call on all Arab and International organisations to begin a protest campaign to expose these practices of the Bahrain authorities and to protest in front of Bahrain embassies and UN headquarters in their countries and to maintain contact with human rights organisations regarding this matter.
We also call on them to send protest letters to those embassies or to the Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs against these policies. The Bahraini people await your courageous stance for its struggle for its legitimate right to live in freedom, justice and dignity.
Our path as you know is rough and filled with thorns, death on all sides ... but we will march on.
Please send your solidarity appeal to: the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MMFF),
Phone: +973-17227555 +973-17227555
Fax: +973-17212603, +973-17210575, +973-17225107