In a five-minute protest, eighteen opposition MPs called on the UN to intervene and prevent violence against the demonstrators, as well as to mediate in talks between the opposition and the ruling Sunni dynasty, which has ruled the country for 200 years.
Bahrain's king declared a three-month state of emergency last Sunday and imposed a curfew in most of the country, while forces from other Gulf countries, led by Saudi Arabia, came to his aid against the protesters.
They asked the US to put pressure on the Gulf countries
Today, the opposition also asked the US, whose Fifth Fleet is stationed in the Persian Gulf, to put pressure on the Gulf countries to leave their forces in Bahrain.
"They should go home. There is no need for them to be here, because this is a political problem, not a military one," said Jassim Hussein, a former lawmaker for the main Shiite party Al Wefaq.
The Gulf countries are worried about the stability of Bahrain, because Sunni kings and sheikhs are in power in that region, who fear that the overthrow of the Bahraini leaders could trigger the overthrow of their regimes and open the way for the penetration of Shiite Iran, which condemned the presence of the forces. from the Gulf of Bahrain.
The US condemned the violence in the smallest Arab state in the Persian Gulf and called for dialogue between the two sides.
Opposition leaders, however, said they would continue to peacefully resist "political repression and economic inequality" and continue to demand a democratically elected government, as well as equal rights for majority Shiites, who they say are now discriminated against.
Shiites make up about 70 percent of Bahrain's half-million inhabitants.
Parliament is the only body in the country that is elected, but its powers are limited because all decisions in the country, including the appointment of ministers, are made by the king.
Since the king imposed a state of emergency last Sunday, the military and police have begun harassing prominent Shiites across the country, and several opposition leaders have been detained, according to citizens.
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