14th March 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Protesters, policemen injured in Bahrain clashes
At least 10 civilians and several policemen were injured in Bahrain on Thursday, an opposition group and the government said, during protests to mark the second anniversary of the arrival of Saudi forces which helped crush a pro-democracy uprising. Home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, the tiny state has been hit by unrest since the revolt in early 2011, becoming a front line in a region-wide tussle for inuence between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Arab states such asSaudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent in 1,500 troops on March 14, 2011 to help suppress the uprising. Read More

CLASHES IN BAHRAIN AS PROTESTERS MARK ANNIVERSARY

Thousands of antigovernment protesters threw rebombs and stones at riot police and burned tires in Bahrain on the second anniversary of the intervention by a Saudi-led force in the Gulf island's crisis. The clashes were the worst in several weeks and

served a reminder that there are elements of the opposition that have yet to buy into slow-moving talks with government ofcials. Police red stun grenades at the demonstrators during the clashes in the mainly Shiite neighborhoods surrounding the capital, Manama. Starting early in the morning, the mostly young demonstrators blocked roads leading into scores of Shiite villages to prevent security forces from entering. Read More

Clashes as Bahrain youths stage anti-Gulf force demo Bahraini police clashed with youths protesting Thursday against the deployment into a third year of a Gulf military force that backed Manamas bid to crush a Shia-led uprising, witnesses said. Police red tear gas and sound bombs to disperse

hundreds who took to the streets across several Shia villages chanting: No, no Saudi occupier and Down (King) Hamad, the witnesses said. On March 14, 2011, a joint Peninsula Shield Force led by Sunni Saudi Arabia rolled into Bahrain to help restore order in the strategic Gulf kingdom where protesters had camped for a month in the capitals nancial centre. Read More

Dozens injured as violence flares in Bahrain

Dozens of people, including police ofcers have been injured in unrest in Bahrain, on the second anniversary of a Saudi-led intervention in the gulf island state. The Bahraini interior ministry reported that

"domestic terrorists" had blocked roads and burnt cars. The main opposition group, al-Wefaq, said that at least 35 protesters had been hurt, three of them critically. The interior ministry reported two police ofcers injured. Read More

(King) Hamad," witnesses said. Bahrain: Shia Protesters Clash With Police Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Bahrain to protest against the continued presence of a Saudi-led military force deployed to put down Shialed demonstrations. Firebombs and stones were thrown at riot police in several Shia villages by protesters chanting "No, no Saudi occupier" and "Down Others shouted: "Bahrain free, free, Peninsula Shield out, out." The Peninsula Shield Force - led by Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia - moved into Bahrain to help restore order in the Gulf kingdom in March 2011 after protesters had spent a month camped out in Manama's nancial centre. Read More

Bahrain witnesses violence escalation

Bahrain witnessed on Thursday the escalation of violence amid the calls for a general strike by activist groups. In several villages, violence aggravated with many roads blocked and cars torched, leaving a number

of policemen injured, according to a statement issued by the assistant police chief. The Education Ministry said that eight schools were attacked on Thursday morning, some of which were poured oil at the entrances and others' gates locked with chains. Read More

Clashes in Bahrain on second anniversary of Gulf forces intervention

Anti-government riots swept Bahrain Thursday, the second anniversary of a Saudi-led intervention that quelled a Shia uprisingin 2011. News channel Russia Today reported that thousands of protesters clashed with police in the capital Manama. Police red tear gas to quell

the protesters, who took to the streets in several areas surrounding the city. They set up road barricades, launched Molotov cocktails and threw stones at riot police. The police red tear gas and used percussion grenades against the protesters. No casualties have been reported. The protesters denounced a 2011 crackdown on a Bahraini uprising from Saudi forces and other gulf troops. Read More

Thousands mark foreign intervention anniversary

Thousands of antigovernment protesters threw rebombs and stones at riot police in Bahrain today on the second anniversary of the intervention by a Saudi-led force in the Gulf island.

Police red stun grenades at the demonstrators protesting against the intervention during the clashes in the mainly Shi'ite neighbourhoods surrounding Manama. Starting early in the morning, the demonstrators blocked roads leading into scores of Shi'ite villages to prevent security forces from entering. Read More

Manama burns as protestors clash with police on anniversary

Protestors took to the streets on Bahrain's capital for the anniversary of the Saudi-led crackdown on the Shia uprising against the Bahraini government, AP reported on Thursday.

Demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and burned tires in ongoing clashes with the police in Manama. The protests mark the second anniversary of the intervention by Saudi forces, alongside other Gulf states, to halt the growing unrest against the Sunni government. Read More The young men, all university graduates, were promised a job in the army with a salary of $1,844 per year, The Express Tribune said. But the army took the men hostage and tortured them, one of the deportees said. Read More

Protests in Bahrain on Anniversary of Saudi Intervention Protests haveeruptedin Bahrain on the second anniversary of the intervention of Saudi forces into the islands political crisis.There have beenreportsof police using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse gatherings while some protesters havecreatedroad blocks around the cities and others have begun throwing

stones and Molotov cocktails. Opposition group al-Wefaqsaid35 protesters were wounded in the clashes, including three critically. ProtesterAmeena Mohamed Hussainsaid, This governmentdoesnthear our voices and I cant forgive what the (Gulf) troops did in my country. On March 14, 2011 Saudi Arabiadeployedthousands of troops after weeks of protests. It was the rst time the Gulf Cooperation Council had ever used its troops to suppress a popular revolt. Read More umbrella for 10 political societies.

Pakistani hostages in Bahrain sent home

Ofcials said at least 450 Pakistanis who were sent to Bahrain to join its army were sent back home after allegedly being kept as hostages for 19 months.

National dialogue stalled over agenda

National talks in Bahrain seemed to stall as the various sides traded accusations over responsibility for the stagnation. It was a session in which the coalition of the opposition wanted to stall the dialogue, said Ahmad Juma, the spokesperson for the Al Fateh coalition, an

They kept on prolonging the debate over the platform of the dialogue and deliberately procrastinating [in] the debate over the major issues on the agenda. The opposition once more submitted a paper on issues that were settled during the second and third sessions, including a so-called fair representation. Read More