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

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

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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