Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse anti-regime protesters holding a demonstration in the capital Manama. On Friday, protesters also took to the streets of the village of Nuwaidrat, south of Manama, shouting slogans against the Al Khalifa regime. The protests had been called by the February 14 Youth Coalition,...

The Bahraini regime has defended the use of tear gas against anti-regime protesters despite criticism by human rights organizations. "Tear gas is non-lethal and it is used appropriately by the police, in compliance with the law and in full adherence with the internationally accepted standards contained in the Bahrain police code of conduct," a government ...

Saudi-backed security forces in Bahrain have used sound grenades and tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-regime protesters on their way to an iconic square in the capital Manama. The demonstrators, who chanted slogans against the Al Khalifa regime, clashed with the forces as they were trying to march to the capitals Pearl Square following the funeral ...