“This is a crime against humanity, it is a genocide it is a sectarian apartheid,” said Saeed al-Shahabi of the London-based Bahrain Freedom Movement, in a Press TV interview on Saturday.
He went on to describe the brutal crackdowns in Bahrain as instances of “sectarian cleansing.”
Since the protests erupted in Bahrain three months ago, many Bahraini doctors have been arrested, tortured or sacked from their jobs, the human rights activist said.
This is aimed at discouraging the medical staff from treating anti-government protesters.
The Bahraini regime has also cut off scholarships for many Bahraini students studying overseas, leaving them in a dire state, Shahabi noted.
This comes amid heightened tensions across Bahrain, where government troops have launched a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters that demand an end to the decades-long rule of the Al Khalifa dynasty.
On Saturday, clashes were reported between security forces and anti-government protesters in Bahrain's southern city of Sitra.
According to reports, government troops have also stormed the town of Al-Diraz, Sar village and neighboring areas.
Meanwhile, security forces are reported to have arrested over 800 people.
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights in Manama has reported that the people detained by the government forces are tortured. The rights group said that there have been bruises and lashing marks on the bodies of those detainees who have died while in government custody, after they were collected by their families.
In March, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait deployed their troops to Bahrain to reinforce the brutal armed clampdowns against mass protests.
Scores of protesters have been killed and many others gone missing during the harsh crackdowns.
Moreover, most Bahraini media outlets have been blocked and several mosques have been demolished by the government.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned the Bahraini and Saudi regimes for their heavy-handed tactics against the Bahraini population.
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