Wednesday (Feb16) … Almost forgetting the violence of the previous two days, Wednesday night ended with scenes of jubilation at a camp set up at Pearl Roundabout (described as ‘Bahrain’s Tahrir Square’ or ‘Pearl Square’), and also, like ‘Tahrir Square’ is in fact a landmark roundabout at a central intersection in Manama. After two days of demonstrations, two protesters killed by riot police, and a … Continue reading Roundup from the ground in Bahrain

this was sent to me yesterday from a friend who lives in Bahrain he/she prefers to stay anonymous: One demonstrator killed already, Ali Abdulhadi Al Mushaima in his 20s has died in hospital as a result of being shot being in the back http://yfr​og.com/h4k​6gqtj, and Mohammed, both from Sitra critically injured http://yfr​og.com/h3g​yerrj.   Woke up this morning to the sound of helicopters; driving to work there were massive … Continue reading news about the protests in Bahrain