Bahraini protesters mark death of teen

Bahrainis have once again staged demonstrations against the Al Khalifa regime in solidarity with the family of a teenager killed in a recent protest. The demonstrations were held across the country on Sunday to condemn the death of Ali Radhi, who was killed during a protest near the northwestern village of Diraz on November 9. The 16-year-old was reportedly run over by a car while being chased by the regime forces, as they were attacking protesters heading toward the village to join the Friday Prayers led by Sheikh Issa Qassim. The protesters on Sunday condemned the regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protests. Meanwhile, the Manama regime said in a statement on the same day that it deployed paramilitary National Guards to several areas around the country to patrol “strategic locations” that were the scenes of clashes. However, the move was regarded as an apparent sign of efforts by the authorities to crush anti-regime demonstrations. Bahrain, which is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has been the scene of anti-regime protests since February 2011, and scores of people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the regime crackdown. On October 30, the Al Khalifa regime imposed a ban on all public gatherings across the country. Bahraini protesters, however, say they will continue holding demonstrations until their demands for the establishment of a democratically elected government and an end to rights violations are met.