Friday, June 8, 2012

Bahrain police battle biggest protests in weeks

Tens of thousands take to streets after opposition calls for major rallies in support of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab

guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 June 2012

"Riot police in Bahrain fired teargas and stun grenades on Friday as tens of thousands of protesters staged the biggest anti-government demonstrations in weeks in the divided Gulf nation.

Opposition groups called for major rallies after a prominent rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, was placed back in detention earlier this week on fresh charges linked to his posts on social media such as Twitter....."

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