Bahraini forces fired at a group of Shiites who ignored the ban to state as six leaders of the radical wing of the opposition were arrested, two days after the bloody suppression of protests in Manama. United Nations denounced the assault, by the Bahrain Police, hospitals and medical centers, in "flagrant violation" of international law.
The situation was tense in Manama and in Shiite villages around the capital. The movement was disrupted by a massive deployment of forces. One hundred people tried to demonstrate in the town of Deih, west of Manama, but police fired guns and threw tear gas against protesters. Bahraini opposition vowed to continue their demonstrations "peaceful" for democracy, saying that the military will suffocate the protest movement launched in mid-February.
"We will not give to the Armed Forces," said Shiite dignitary Ali Salman, head of Wefaq, the largest opposition party, in a press conference attended by six opposition groups. "We insist on the peaceful aspect of our activities and should not be forced to confront the security forces." Several hundred Shiites rallied for a second day in the east of Saudi Arabia to protest the repression of their co-religionists in Bahrain.
On Wednesday, authorities had announced that the meetings, marches and sit-ins were banned throughout the country, a day after security forces raided the Shiite demonstrators who were holding a sitting in the Pearl Plaza in Manama, where five people died. Yesterday, banks and many shops remained closed in Manama, as well as schools, until further notice, while the troops were stationed in the district where are located the offices of most international companies.
Those arrested are five radical Shiite figures, some of which called for overthrowing the monarchy, and a Sunni leftist opposition. 
The situation was tense in Manama and in Shiite villages around the capital. The movement was disrupted by a massive deployment of forces. One hundred people tried to demonstrate in the town of Deih, west of Manama, but police fired guns and threw tear gas against protesters. Bahraini opposition vowed to continue their demonstrations "peaceful" for democracy, saying that the military will suffocate the protest movement launched in mid-February.
"We will not give to the Armed Forces," said Shiite dignitary Ali Salman, head of Wefaq, the largest opposition party, in a press conference attended by six opposition groups. "We insist on the peaceful aspect of our activities and should not be forced to confront the security forces." Several hundred Shiites rallied for a second day in the east of Saudi Arabia to protest the repression of their co-religionists in Bahrain.
On Wednesday, authorities had announced that the meetings, marches and sit-ins were banned throughout the country, a day after security forces raided the Shiite demonstrators who were holding a sitting in the Pearl Plaza in Manama, where five people died. Yesterday, banks and many shops remained closed in Manama, as well as schools, until further notice, while the troops were stationed in the district where are located the offices of most international companies.
Those arrested are five radical Shiite figures, some of which called for overthrowing the monarchy, and a Sunni leftist opposition.
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