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Protesters, police clash in Bahrain Shia villages<\/strong>
\n7 December, 2013 – Gulf Times<\/p>\n

Demonstrators calling for democratic reform clashed with police yesterday in Shia villages near Manama ahead of an international forum on Middle East security, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

A Shia-led uprising to demand changes in the kingdom was crushed in March 2011 but almost weekly protests against the authorities have been since staged in Shia villages around Manama.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, dozens of protesters, mostly youths, clashed with police in the villages of Sanabis, Deraz, Sitra and Diya, hurling stones and petrol bombs at the security forces, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

The protesters also blocked roads with burning tyres, the witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Police responded by firing teargas and sound bombs to disperse them, they added. There were no immediate reports of casualties.<\/p>\n

In the village of Sar near Manama, thousands of people took to the streets at the call of the main Shia opposition bloc Al Wefaq to protest against a crackdown on opposition activists.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said the protesters held up pictures of jailed Shia opposition leaders and banners carrying \u201cmessages\u201d for top officials, including from Britain and the United States, attending the two-day Manama Dialogue forum. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo those meeting at the Manama Dialogue (conference): Are you aware that there are female detainees in Bahraini jails?\u201d read one banner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do you support democracy for people of other countries … (and not) in Bahrain?\u201d read another banner.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said police beefed up security in Shia villages ahead of the forum and set up checkpoints on roads leading to the hotel hosting the four-day conference in the Seef area near the capital.<\/p>\n

Bahraini authorities have banned protests from taking place in Manama.<\/p>\n

At least 89 people have been killed since the protests began, according to the International Federation for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

Authorities arrested hundreds of activists, mostly Shias, in the wake of the 2011 uprising. Dozens have have been sentenced to jail terms.<\/p>\n

Rights groups have denounced the arrests and trials in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

Bahrain is home to the US Fifth Fleet, a crucial naval hub that oversees aircraft carriers and other warships patrolling the strategic Gulf sea lanes.<\/p>\n

Washington views Bahrain of \u201cgreat strategic importance\u201d, but has withheld some military assistance as part of an effort to urge Manama \u201cto lift restrictions on civil society\u201d and \u201cengage in a deliberate reform process\u201d, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Wednesday. …source<\/a><\/p>\n

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