Friday, March 25, 2011

Bahraini Protesters Defy Ban

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: MANAMA, Bahrain—Security forces using tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shot dispersed antigovernment protesters across Bahrain who defied martial law and a ban on public gatherings.

In many of the Shiite villages that surround the capital of Manama, groups of protesters, mainly young men, gathered at prominent intersections, calling for the fall of the Sunni ruling family. » | Joe Parkinson | Friday, March 25, 2011