Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital of Bahrain on Friday. In a bid to disperse the crowds, police resorted to tear gas and flash grenades. The protesters are displeased with yet another arrest of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, The Voice of Russia reported.
In early May he was arrested on charges of organizing an unauthorized rally. He was released on bail, but in early June they detained him again for his outspokenness in the social networks.
Rajab advocates equal rights for all ethnic and religious denominations. The authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain are Sunnis. However, only a quarter of the population are followers of this branch of Islam, while a majority are Shiite Muslims.