"James Lawler Duggan" (by James Lawler Duggan)

Shiite anti-government protesters retake Bahrain's Pearl Square from security forces last February. Two weeks later, they were locked in a showdown with the island nation's entrenched Sunni monarchy, and feared that the United States would not back their demands for democratic reform.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:34:24 +0000

Shiite anti-government protesters retake Bahrain's Pearl Square from security forces last February. Two weeks later, they were locked in a showdown with the island nation's entrenched Sunni monarchy, and feared that the United States would not back their demands for democratic reform.
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Bahraini Shiites marched in a funeral procession last March for a protester killed in clashes with security forces.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:36:47 +0000

Bahraini Shiites marched in a funeral procession last March for a protester killed in clashes with security forces.
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Shiite men chant slogans against Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa family last March during the funeral procession of Ahmed Farhan, 30, killed in clashes with security forces in Sitra three days prior. Farhan was struck in the back of the head by a tear gas canister fired at point-blank range.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:37:11 +0000

Shiite men chant slogans against Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa family last March during the funeral procession of Ahmed Farhan, 30, killed in clashes with security forces in Sitra three days prior. Farhan was struck in the back of the head by a tear gas canister fired at point-blank range.
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An anti-government protester dodges a police tear gas canister in the Shiite village of Diraz last February.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:37:23 +0000

An anti-government protester dodges a police tear gas canister in the Shiite village of Diraz last February.
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A relative of a protester who was said to be killed February 14, 2011 in clashes with security forces in Bahrain mourned at his funeral.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:37:41 +0000

A relative of a protester who was said to be killed February 14, 2011 in clashes with security forces in Bahrain mourned at his funeral.
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Bahraini Shiites lift the coffin of an anti-government protester killed by security forces in Sitra last March.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:37:59 +0000

Bahraini Shiites lift the coffin of an anti-government protester killed by security forces in Sitra last March.
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A Bahraini protester, Hussein Abdullah, mourns the death of his friend Ali Al-Mo'men, killed in a pre-dawn raid against anti-government protesters camped out in Manama's Pearl Square last February.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:38:09 +0000

A Bahraini protester, Hussein Abdullah, mourns the death of his friend Ali Al-Mo'men, killed in a pre-dawn raid against anti-government protesters camped out in Manama's Pearl Square last February.
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Women in the Bahraini capital of Manama mourned the death of Bahia Al-Aradi, a 51-year-old single woman who was shot passing a military checkpoint last March after a major crackdown on pro-democracy protests in which the government declared martial law.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:38:19 +0000

Women in the Bahraini capital of Manama mourned the death of Bahia Al-Aradi, a 51-year-old single woman who was shot passing a military checkpoint last March after a major crackdown on pro-democracy protests in which the government declared martial law.
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Bahraini Shiites paid their respects after burying a protester killed in clashes with security forces in the restive village of Sitra three days prior.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:38:51 +0000

Bahraini Shiites paid their respects after burying a protester killed in clashes with security forces in the restive village of Sitra three days prior.
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A relative consoles the father of a protester killed in clashes with security forces in Bahrain last March.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:39:11 +0000

A relative consoles the father of a protester killed in clashes with security forces in Bahrain last March.
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Pearl Square and its monument are pictured in Manama, Bahrain on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. In mid-February, antigovernment protesters turned the traffic circle into a tent city and soapbox for the island's political opposition until the arrival on March 16 of troops from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council nations, when the tents were burned and the square's monument demolished.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:39:30 +0000

Pearl Square and its monument are pictured in Manama, Bahrain on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. In mid-February, antigovernment protesters turned the traffic circle into a tent city and soapbox for the island's political opposition until the arrival on March 16 of troops from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council nations, when the tents were burned and the square's monument demolished.
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Anti-government demonstrators in Bahrain throw a prisoner pardoned by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa into the air at Pearl Square in the capital Manama. Late on February 22 Bahrain freed 23 people accused of trying to topple the island's Sunni Muslim monarchy. The opposition claimed that two of the freed prisoners were 12 years old.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:39:42 +0000

Anti-government demonstrators in Bahrain throw a prisoner pardoned by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa into the air at Pearl Square in the capital Manama. Late on February 22 Bahrain freed 23 people accused of trying to topple the island's Sunni Muslim monarchy. The opposition claimed that two of the freed prisoners were 12 years old.
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A man en route to a pro-government rally in the Bahraini capital on February 21, 2011 displays a portrait of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest serving unelected prime minister.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:39:53 +0000

A man en route to a pro-government rally in the Bahraini capital on February 21, 2011 displays a portrait of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest serving unelected prime minister.
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Tens of thousands attended a rally in support of Bahrain's monarchy at the Al Fitah mosque in Bahrain last February.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:40:05 +0000

Tens of thousands attended a rally in support of Bahrain's monarchy at the Al Fitah mosque in Bahrain last February.
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A man fights a fire coming from the kitchen of a house in a village near Manama, Bahrain. There were no reports of death or injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown. The next day the home of Munira Fakhro, a leading government critic, was attacked with molotov cocktails.

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A man fights a fire coming from the kitchen of a house in a village near Manama, Bahrain. There were no reports of death or injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown. The next day the home of Munira Fakhro, a leading government critic, was attacked with molotov cocktails.
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Anti-government protesters offered flowers to riot police officers blocking a road to the royal palace in Bahrain on Friday, March 11. The island kingdom's Sunni Muslim minority rules over a Shi'a Muslim majority that makes up as much as 70% of the population. Shi'a citizens are barred from public sector jobs, including the police force, which is largely staffed by Pakistani and Jordanian nationals.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:40:28 +0000

Anti-government protesters offered flowers to riot police officers blocking a road to the royal palace in Bahrain on Friday, March 11. The island kingdom's Sunni Muslim minority rules over a Shi'a Muslim majority that makes up as much as 70% of the population. Shi'a citizens are barred from public sector jobs, including the police force, which is largely staffed by Pakistani and Jordanian nationals.
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Anti-government protesters flee security forces near the royal palace in the Bahraini suburb of Riffa last March.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:41:05 +0000

Anti-government protesters flee security forces near the royal palace in the Bahraini suburb of Riffa last March.
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Anti-government demonstrators marched to the Interior Ministry in the Bahraini capital of Manama last March.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:41:20 +0000

Anti-government demonstrators marched to the Interior Ministry in the Bahraini capital of Manama last March.
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Sheikh Ali Salman, a Shi'a cleric and leader of Bahrain's largest political party, Al Wefaq, addresses anti-government protesters at Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama last February.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:41:32 +0000

Sheikh Ali Salman, a Shi'a cleric and leader of Bahrain's largest political party, Al Wefaq, addresses anti-government protesters at Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama last February.
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A man watched his neighbor's house burn down last March in Diraz, one of Bahrain's Shi'a villages.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:41:45 +0000

A man watched his neighbor's house burn down last March in Diraz, one of Bahrain's Shi'a villages.
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