Demotix.com
Join Us
The Network for Freelance Photojournalists 30,000 contributors. 212 territories. Photos. Videos. News.
Politics
MIDDLE EAST > Bahrain > Manama

Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts

April 20th, 2012 by bahrain14feb bilad
bahrain14feb bilad
Manama, Bahrain, Middle East
+ More stories from bahrain14feb bilad
All images
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
01/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
02/11
Caption
A man, unconfirmed, with blood on him from the protests. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
03/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
04/11
Caption
Police watch over the protests, with instances of tear gas being fired. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
05/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
06/11
Caption
Police watch over the protests, with instances of tear gas being fired. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
07/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
08/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
09/11
Caption
Police watch over the protests, with instances of tear gas being fired. Hundreds of demonstrators broke away from Friday's march and made their way towards the main highway in the direction of Pearl Roundabout.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
10/11
Caption
The protesters - from the majority Shi'ite community - assembled in the Budaiya area near Manama.
Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
11/11
Caption
The protest was violently suppressed with excessive tear gas.
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
  • Thousands of Bahrainis protest as F1 starts
Report current story

At least 5,000 demonstrators gathered close to Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Friday as a three-day Grand Prix got underway in a country that has been convulsed by more than a year of pro-democracy protests.

Submitted by
bahrain14feb bilad
Manama, Bahrain, Middle East
+ More stories from bahrain14feb bilad
Categories
Comments
Join the conversation Login

Related Stories

About
Contributor Support
Clients
Engage
Who We Work With
Corbis - in partnership with