In the background of this Bahraini forces have shot a young Bahraini protester in the head in the area of Sitra. The Bahrain revolution has been ongoing since 2011 when about 75 percent of the population rose against the ruling monarchy with demands for freedom and democracy. These 75 percent and more continue their protest actions to this day. Street demonstrations prevail continually while the regime forces and Saudi Arabia forces have maintained a crackdown that includes torture, murder, home invasion, rape, imprisonment, death sentences, banned demonstrations, the use of poisonous teargas and more. International human rights organizations have condemned the treatment; however the international community sheltered by the UK and US and an obedient Western media has attempted all the while to hide this tragedy of democracy from their own populations so that these Western governments can continue business as usual with this brutal dictatorship.

Press TV has interviewed Colin Cavell, former lecturer at the University of Bahrain about this issue. The following is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Press TV: Another protester is killed in Bahrain. Despite the killing of people and the suppression of the uprising both by the Bahraini and Saudi forces in Bahrain. How much do you think the Bahrain revolution has reached its goals?

Cavell: The shooting today of Hassan Gazam Halal is another casualty of the Said forces, which have occupied Bahrain since March 2011 when the people rose up to demand democracy and the ouster of the 230 year old monarchy.

The people are determined, they are resolute in their goal to establish a democratic government and the Bahraini people have continued to protest on a regular basis.

The regime meanwhile with the backing of the United States acts with impunity continuing to arrest, imprison, torture and murder democratic activists. And proclaiming to the world that there is no conflict going on in Bahrain except for a few externally-directed attacks.

Now, this is despite the fact that three quarters of the population are out on the Bahrain streets on a regular basis demanding the abdication of the king and the replacement of the monarchy with democratic government.

So the people are tired of living under repressive government, under to tutelage of a regime that shoots them with birdshot and teargas; that imprisons and tortures the people and then murders and harasses its citizens.

The people are not giving up and they are determined to call attention to the conflict going on in Bahrain; to the repression of the al-Khalifa monarchy that has been in power for 230 years; and they are calling on the athletes for the Formula One to boycott this upcoming Formula One race in Bahrain on April 21.

Press TV: Why do you think the West has remained silent about the suppression in Bahrain?

Cavell: The West has remained silent because we have decided that it’s better to have cheap oil with a repressive regime than to live up to espoused values of democracy. We are acting hypocritically and it is something that should be condemned worldwide.

Many Americans, the more they learn about what’s going on in Bahrain, the more they are very frustrated with the Obama administration and with our government for siding with dictators, with thieves, with murderers; with the al-Saud regime which has to be the most repressive regime on the face of the Earth.

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