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Protests Continue Apace in Bahrain, Marchers Demand King’s Ouster -- News from Antiwar.com

Protests Continue Apace in Bahrain, Marchers Demand King’s Ouster -- News from Antiwar.com
This may well have been embraced by the protesters at the beginning, as the first rallies by the mostly Shi’ite protesters centered around calls for additional reform and free civil rights. After the crackdowns turned violent, however, the tenor changed markedly.

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