Clashes have erupted between Bahraini protesters and security forces as peaceful demonstrations against the ruling family turns violent across the kingdom.
The violence broke out on Saturday when regime forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Bani Jamrah and Karbabad villages.
Protest rallies were also held in several other villages including Sitra, Daih, and Samaheej.
The demonstrators renewed calls for the downfall of Al Khalifah regime and vowed to continue their street protests in defiance of the Saudi-backed regime crackdown, which has left scores of people dead.
Last month, Amnesty International denounced the "relentless repression" of anti-regime protesters in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, blaming Bahraini security forces for their repeated use of "excessive force to quash anti-government protests."On February 14, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also called on the Bahraini regime to respect its “international human rights obligations” in dealing with peaceful protests in the country.
More than 140 Bahrainis have been killed by security forces since February 2011, when an uprising broke out in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates invaded the country to assist the Bahraini government in its crackdown on peaceful protests held on an almost daily basis.
According to the Physicians for Human Rights, Bahraini doctors and nurses have been detained, tortured, or have disappeared because they have "evidence of atrocities committed by the authorities, security forces, and riot police" in the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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