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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#block #constitution #different #implies #kingdom

In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US and a Christian in the UK. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#ambassador #christian #context #democracy #establishing

There are no 'political prisoners' as such in Bahrain. People are not arrested because they express their views, we only have criminals. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#bahrain #because #criminals #express #only

There is no doubt that some in Iran have an unhealthy focus on Bahrain, as some of the broadcast coverage shows. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#broadcast #coverage #doubt #focus #iran

There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#cleansing #ethnic #genocide #innocent #innocent people

We have evidence that a number of Bahrainis who oppose our government are being trained in Syria. I have seen the files and we have notified the Syrian authorities, but they deny any involvement. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#authorities #being #deny #evidence #files

You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#culture #etc #france #leadership #people

Bahrain 's margin of freedom is growing day after day as we head into the future with steady steps. ↗

— Hamad bin Isla Al Khalifi

#bahrain #day #freedom #future #growing

I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people. ↗

— Hamad bin Isla Al Khalifi

#country #dream #embracing #i #people

The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child. ↗

— Hamad bin Isla Al Khalifi

#child #decision #embrace #ever #fostered