Several people have been injured and 11 others detained after Saudi-backed regime forces in Bahrain attacked peaceful protesters.
The latest outbreak of violence comes after Bahraini protesters held a demonstration on Monday night in Manama to renew their call for the downfall of the ruling Al Khalifa family
Bahraini regime forces have also attacked demonstrators in the northeastern island of Sitra.
The demonstration was organized by the Amal Islamic Action Society on Tuesday.
Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters.
A similar demonstration was also held in Sitra on Sunday.
Anti-regime demonstrations in Bahrain continue despite the heavy-handed crackdown by the security forces.
Meanwhile, Bahrain’s criminal court extended the detention period of human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja until the next hearing in her case on August 28.
Khawaja was among about 40 protesters arrested on August 3 during a peaceful demonstration near the capital, Manama, and lawyers say she faces 13 charges.
Zainab is the daughter of prominent detained activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is in prison over charges of ‘plotting to overthrow the monarchy.’
On Tuesday, Bahraini lawyers said the appeals court postponed its verdict in the case of 13 opposition figures, including Abdulhadi, until September 4.
Bahraini protesters have been holding demonstrations against the ruling Al Khalifa family since February 2011 and they hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the deaths of demonstrators during the uprising.
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