Week of Steadfast and Challenge in Bahrain, Al-Wefaq Announces

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The main Bahraini opposition group, al-Wefaq, has announced a week of daily demonstrations calling for democratic reform ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix auto race supposedly to be held on April 22.
The group announced -on its website- plans for sit-ins and demonstrations under the banner of "steadfastness and challenge," according to AFP. The demonstrations will begin on Sunday with a protest in the village of Bilad al-Qadim, east of the capital Manama, and will also be held in several other villages near Manama within the next seven days.
Al-Wefaq also announced plans for a demonstration near Bahrain's International Airport on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the "Revolution of February 14" youth group has called for "three days of rage" from April 20 to 22 to protest against a decision to hold the auto race despite ongoing demonstrations against the ruling al-Khalifa family and the regime's violent crackdown on peaceful protests.
Human Rights Watch has condemned the decision, saying it would be exploited by the al-Khalifa regime to "obscure the seriousness of the country's human rights situation."
Source: News Agencies
The main Bahraini opposition group, al-Wefaq, has announced a week of daily demonstrations calling for democratic reform ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix auto race supposedly to be held on April 22.

The group announced -on its website- plans for sit-ins and demonstrations under the banner of "steadfastness and challenge," according to AFP. The demonstrations will begin on Sunday with a protest in the village of Bilad al-Qadim, east of the capital Manama, and will also be held in several other villages near Manama within the next seven days.
Al-Wefaq also announced plans for a demonstration near Bahrain's International Airport on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the "Revolution of February 14" youth group has called for "three days of rage" from April 20 to 22 to protest against a decision to hold the auto race despite ongoing demonstrations against the ruling al-Khalifa family and the regime's violent crackdown on peaceful protests.
Human Rights Watch has condemned the decision, saying it would be exploited by the al-Khalifa regime to "obscure the seriousness of the country's human rights situation."
Source: News Agencies
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