Bahraini protesters stage new rallies

11 July, 2011 12:38

shiitenews_Bahrain_frees_photographer The Bahraini regime has released a photographer Shaikh Jameel who was detained for peaceful pro-democracy protests.

Since the onset of the Bahraini uprising in February, scores of people have been killed and hundreds arrested during the brutal crackdown on popular protests by the Saudi-backed al-Khalifa regime in Manama.

Rights groups have slammed Manama and Riyadh for what they call gross rights violations.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who has repeatedly spoken out about accusations of abuse by Bahraini authorities, welcomed the formation of the commission and called it a â€œmajor development in Bahrainâ€ during a news conference in Geneva on Thursday.