Bahraini protesters condemn hefty sentences for activists

Bahrainis have taken to the streets in several areas of the Persian Gulf island State to vent their anger at the hefty sentences handed down to anti-regime activists amid the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s crackdown on political dissidents.

On Wednesday, demonstrators staged rallies in Sitra Island, Wadyan and the Bilad al-Qadim suburb of the capital Manama, shouting anti-regime slogans and denouncing the latest court rulings that sentenced over a dozen protesters to either death or life imprisonment

In Sadad village demonstrators set fire to the pictures of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Aal-e Khalifah, according to reports.

In some areas police clashed with protesters and used tear gas to disperse them.

Since February 14, 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous rallies on an almost daily basis in Bahrain, calling for the Aal-e Khalifah family to relinquish power.

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