25th/ 26th November 2012

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

now razed and turned into a junction, before being confronted by police.

Bahrain police tear gas Shiite protesters

Bahraini police red tear gas at Shiite protesters on Tuesday, as they tried to reach the site of month-long anti-regime demonstrations that were brutally suppressed by the government last year. Witnesses said hundreds of demonstrators tried to march from the village of Deih, one kilometre (0.6 miles) away, to the former Pearl Square,

Bahrain police break up march after Ashura Police also red stun grenades at the crowds, who memorial service
gathered to pray before beginning their demonstration, according to witnesses. Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the centre of the capital on The interior ministry said on Monday after annual Ashura its Twitter page that police services marking one of the confronted a "group of holiest days in the Shi'ite vandals" on the Budaiya artery, after they "blocked the Muslim calendar. road, hurled petrol bombs, and terried passers-by". Bahrain, an important U.S. ally and base for U.S. warships, Read More The clash followed ceremonies Monday to mark the end of Shiite religious commemorations known as Ashoura. It was the heaviest clash in months near Pearl Square, where Shiite-led protesters gathered in February 2011 to demand a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom. It has since been closed off. The street battles spilled into surrounding Shiite neighborhoods. Read More

last year used martial law and help from Gulf neighbors to crush an uprising mainly by its Shi'ite majority against alleged discrimination. But unrest has since resumed with frequent clashes between demonstrators and police. Witnesses said some 400 people marched from Diya village near Manama towards the site of Pearl Roundabout in the capital after the Ashura services held to mark the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. Read More British support of "Bahrain as it seeks to improve the situation in the country".

Clashes erupt near former Bahrain protest hub

Riot police in Bahrain have red tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of marchers trying to reach a heavily guarded square that was once the hub of their anti-government uprising.

Bahrain Propaganda 101: The Regime Turns Britain's Criticism Into Praise
You might think that the Bahraini regime has no reason to edit the words of the British Government. After all, British Foreign Secretary William Hague conrmed only this week that the two countries had established a "new ministerial-level dialogue", meeting annually, as "a forum to discuss key regional issues such as Syria, Iran, and the impact of the Arab Spring". The forum would "raise areas of concern", as well as discuss

Apparently, however, nothing less than unqualied backing --- free from "concern" --- is enough for the regime. Consider this press release from the Bahrain News Agency on a statement on Friday by Hague's deputy, Minister of State Alistair Burt: Read More