Tens of thousands of Bahrainis demonstrated near the capital city of Manama against the country’s pro-US monarchist regime on Friday. The demonstration comes one year after a series of protests in the small Gulf sheikdom were ruthlessly crushed by the government, backed by forces from neighboring Saudi Arabia.
Demonstrators, largely drawn from the nation’s majority Shia population, demanded an end to religious discrimination, the release of political prisoners from last year’s protests, and the downfall of the Al Khalifa family dictatorship. They chanted “Down, down Hamad,” referring to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and carried signs in English and French appealing for international support.
The royal family is Sunni and has sought to create a social constituency for its rule by favoring the nation’s minority Sunni population, elements of which launched small counter-demonstrations Friday. Full story...
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