Thursday, November 8, 2012

Blog 11: Bombs in Bahrain's Capital Kill 2 Foreigners


                Two foreign workers were killed during a series of bomb explosions in Bahrain’s capital of Manama on Monday. Officials are claiming that the perpetrators were terrorists, and several suspects have been identified. The bombs resulted from a 21-month-long pro-democracy uprising. Protestors of this uprising are seeking broader political freedom from the Sunni monarchy. They are also seeking an end to the Sunni monarchy’s discrimination against the Shiite majority. A few days before the bombings, the monarchy received international condemnation for banning protests. This past Friday, Bahraini authorities arrested a Bahraini human rights activist whose job was to monitor protests. He was charged with illegal gatherings and unauthorized protests.

                The deaths of foreign workers in Bahrain draw even more unwanted and critical attention to the Sunni monarchy. Its international spotlight may be greatly unwanted by the monarchy, but this new attention may greatly encourage protestors who are advocating for change in the government of their country. Bahraini protestors are advocating for democracy. Since many countries like to freely offer support for democratic uprisings in undemocratic countries, this spotlight may become a great advantage to the pro-democracy activists. Bahrain is one of a number of Middle Eastern countries to ban protests. Many of these bans have led to violence on civilians in the form of terrorist attacks. It is unfortunate that many governments oppress their citizens, because many governments throughout history (and especially recently) have learned that this can speed up and increase violence tremendously. The deaths of these two foreign workers are prime examples of this.
"Bombs in Bahrain's Capital Kill 2 Foreigners"

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