{"id":16437,"date":"2013-02-22T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16437"},"modified":"2013-02-22T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T18:18:05","slug":"of-freedom-and-rememberance-abdulredha-buhmaid-and-the-martyrs-nabeel-rajab-and-the-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16437","title":{"rendered":"Of Freedom and Remembrance – Abdulredha Buhmaid and The Martyrs, Nabeel Rajab and The Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Riot police attack Bahrain protest<\/strong>
\n21 February, 2013 – Al Akhbar<\/p>\n

Riot police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds who had gathered in Bahrain\u2019s western coastal town of Malkiya on Thursday to mark the two-year anniversary of the death of a young activist, witnesses reported on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Police attacked marchers as they carried Bahraini flags and portraits of Abdulredha Buhmaid who was shot in the head on 19 February 2011 during an anti-government rally in the capital Manama. He succumbed to his wounds two days later.<\/p>\n

Protesters in the northern isle of Sitra also held a march to mark the anniversary of the killing where they chanted anti-government slogans.<\/p>\n

Separately Thursday evening, activists staged a spontaneous march through downtown Manama demanding the release of jailed rights activist Nabeel Rajab. …source<\/a><\/p>\n