Bahrain
has suspended the kingdom’s main opposition newspaper after accusing it of
publishing false and unethical reports, the Gulf island’s state news agency
said Sunday.
“The
paper has adhered to lies, falsification and plagiarism as its guiding
principles for the sake of deceiving its readers through publishing fabricated
stories and photos,” BNA said.
“It directly and deliberately poses a real
threat to the kingdom’s security and stability.”
Bahrain
has seen protests since mid-February, when thousands in the Shiite-majority
country took to the streets demanding political reform.
At
least 24 people have been killed in a month of protests, Bahrain’s Interior
Minister Rashed bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa said Tuesday.
Bahrain
declared martial law on March 15 after troops from Saudi Arabia and the UAE
arrived to help quell protests that have gripped the Gulf state for more than a
month.
The
army on March 19 demolished the 300ft monument on the Pearl Roundabout in
Manama, which had become a focal point for protesters.
Earlier
this month, Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said
his country would emerge stronger from the uprisings.
He
said the kingdom would “overcome the current circumstance” thanks to
the wise leadership of King Hamad as well as the “resolve and patriotism
of the Bahraini people.”
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