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This Tuesday 14 February, 2012, Bahrainis practiced their daily habit of protesting but this time with larger numbers trying to reach the former epicentre of demonstrations in 2011 - Pearl (Lulu) Roundabout in the capital Manama. February 14 marked the one year anniversary of their revolution, which has been severely repressed by the regime backed by the troops of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Peninsula Shield Force.
Since the revolutionary protests started,
tens of people have been killed either by bullets, tear gas
suffocation, torture, or by police cars running them over. Many
opposition figures, medics, athletes, students, netizens, journalists
and unknown protesters are still in jail or facing trial. Yet,
oppression has not succeeded in holding the protests back.
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i was just in bahrain last weekend and was surprised to see so many police out and about manama. they definitely make their presence known. thanks for keeping me updated.
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