Bahraini regime forces attack anti-regime protesters

Regime forces in Bahrain have once again attacked anti-regime protesters in the country as the ruling Al-Khalifa toughens its crackdown on the opposition.

A protest was staged in the northeastern island of Sitra near the capital, Manama, despite a ban on public gatherings in the country.

Al Khalifa regime forces fired tear gas to disperse the protesters, who had taken to the streets to mark a year since a teenage protester was shot dead by the forces. The 14-year-old Ali Jawad al-Sheikh was killed at a mosque while attending religious ceremonies on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

A similar demonstration was held earlier with protesters calling on the Bahraini authorities to release all the prisoners jailed for attending demonstrations.

It is to mention that Manama has imprisoned thousands of people for attending demonstrations over the past three years.