Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for backing Iran's retaliatory strikes on US bases
The Bahraini Interior Ministry says the Persian Gulf kingdom has revoked the citizenship of 69 individuals and their families for "expressing support for Iran (retaliatory) attacks" against US and Israeli military assets across West Asia amid the war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
The ministry said in a statement on Monday that the individuals also published posts on social media platforms "glorifying and sympathizing with" regional resistance movements.
The statement further claimed that those stripped of citizenship "undermined the national security by publication of contents online, which caused instability and jeopardized public order."
Last month, a Bahraini opposition group said authorities in the Persian Gulf kingdom had tortured a young man to death as they were seeking to draw a confession from him against Iran.
The al-Wefaq Society said in a statement that Al Khalifah regime forces stopped Sayyed Mohammed al-Moussawi alongside a number of other youths at a security checkpoint in al-Muharraq island, and took them away to an unknown location without providing any clear reason for the measure.
While Moussawi's family had no information whatsoever about his whereabouts, they were shocked as they received his dead body with signs of torture a few days later.
Among the Bahraini youths also abducted on that day was Ahmed al-Moussawi, who is an engineer and eulogist. His fate remains unaccounted for as well.
The news and pictures of Moussawi tortured to death have sparked anger in Bahrain, with various opposition figures including Deputy Secretary General of al-Wefaq Society Sheikh Hussain al-Daihi, roundly denouncing the atrocity.
The Al Khalifah regime, which has long been persecuting Shia Muslims and pro-democracy activists in Bahrain, has stepped up its repressive measures since the start of the US-Israeli offensive against Iran on February 28.
The Bahraini security and legal apparatus has clamped down on young protesters under the false pretexts of spying for Iran, and has named some of them as alleged members of anti-government groups linked to Tehran.
According to informed sources familiar with the matter, Bahraini officials have abducted some 200 individuals on trumped-up charges of spying for Iran since the war began.
Bahraini authorities have described Iranian missile and drone operations against US interests in the country as an attack on their sovereignty, and have adopted the toughest position among members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) against Tehran.
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Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for backing Iran's retaliatory strikes on US bases
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