Readers may be wondering why they are seeing little or no filmed evidence that Iranian military attacks on the gulf states have done huge damage – the UAE for example. The explanation is disturbing.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is extremely anti-democratic.
Councillor Brian Wernham explains :
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is extremely anti-democratic.
Before the barbaric USA/Israel assault started, the Iranian Khanenei dictatorship reportedly slaughtered 30,000 of its own citizens – suppressing democratic rights by closing down the internet.
Middle Eastern Eye reports :
The advocacy group Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) called on Qatar and Bahrain to “immediately release” those arrested for peaceful expressions related to the ongoing war in the region.
Kharg Island, Iran
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dawn’s advocacy director, Raed Jarrar, urged their release and for the dropping of all charges on dissenting voices.
“Sharing information or challenging their government’s policies, including their ties to the US or Israel as they wage an unlawful war of aggression, should never be grounds for arrest,” he added.
Omar Shakir, the group’s executive director, said that “freedom of expression does not disappear when the bombs start falling”.
“Wartime is precisely when people most need to speak freely to share information, question decision-making, express dissent, and hold authorities to account.”
The latest remarks from Dawn come amid reports by human rights defenders of at least 100 people being arrested in Bahrain due to protesting or expressing views on the war.
This includes seeking the death penalty against some activists.
In Qatar, the Ministry of Interior has said that it has arrested over 300 people on charges of spreading “misleading information”, including at least one person arrested for “direct insults to the State of Qatar and its institutions”.
Tomás Ó Flatharta 
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