Bahrain Protest Photos
 

Protesters set up tents at the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama February 15, 2011. Shi'ite protesters camped out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. Reuters

Protesters sit near a traditional Arabic shisha pipe as they camp out at the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama February 15, 2011. Shi'ite protesters camped out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. Reuters

Protesters sit at a temporary media center area off the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama, February 15, 2011. Shi'ite protesters camped out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. Reuters

Religious leaders camp out at the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama February 15, 2011. Shi'ite protesters camped out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. Reuters

Mourners comfort and hand flowers to Abdulhadi Mushaima Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, in Jidhafs, Bahrain, at the funeral of his son, Ali, 21, who died Monday in nationwide anti-government protests.  AP

A funeral procession for Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, 21, moves slowly through the streets of Jidhafs, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the funeral march for Mushaima, who was killed in clashes Monday in nationwide anti-government protests. AP

Mourners fix a national flag on the grave of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, 21, in Jidhafs, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. An estimated 10,000 people participated in a funeral march for Mushaima, who was killed in clashes Monday in nationwide anti-government protests. AP

A funeral procession for Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, 21, moves slowly through the streets of Jidhafs, Bahrain, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the funeral march for Mushaima, who was killed in clashes Monday in nationwide anti-government protests.

Bahrainis wave a flag and take photographs of protestors from a highway overpass overlooking the Pearl Monument centered on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

Thousands of Bahraini Shiite anti-government protesters gather in capital Manama, on February 15, 2011, following the deaths of two protesters in clashes with Bahraini police and sparking angry calls from young cyber-activists for regime change and a walkout of parliament by Bahrain's main Shiite opposition bloc. Getty

Demonstrators chant and wave Bahraini flags near the Pearl Monument on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

Demonstrators chant and wave Bahraini flags near the Pearl Monument on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

Demonstrators sit on the Pearl Monument on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

Thousands of anti-government protesters gather at Bahrain's Pearl roundabout in the capital Manama, on February 15, 2011, following the deaths of two protesters in clashes with Bahraini police and sparking angry calls from young cyber-activists for regime change and a walkout of parliament by Bahrain's main Shiite opposition bloc. Getty

Demonstrators gather around the Pearl Monument centered on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

Demonstrators wave Bahraini flags, cheer, and throw confetti, under the Pearl Monument on a main square in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Oppositions groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. AP

An unidentified Bahraini woman wears a Bahraini flag Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, during an anti-government demonstration in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to protest calls on social media sites and were generally dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators. AP

A Bahrain youth holding a Bahrain flag walks past a policeman in Manama February 14, 2011. Protesters clashed with police in Bahrain on Monday as the government tightened security in the Gulf island state for an opposition "Day of Rage" inspired by upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Reuters

Demonstrators chant Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, during a protest in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests and many were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators. AP

Family members and supporters of a man who died from bullet wounds gather as his body is being transported into a mortuary vehicle outside a Manama hospital February 14, 2011. Police in Bahrain fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up pro-reform demonstrations on Monday and the protester was killed, witnesses said, in a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Reuters

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest in Sanaa February 14, 2011. Government backers armed with broken bottles, daggers and rocks chased down thousands of pro-reform demonstrators in Yemen's capital on Monday, turning unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising increasingly violent. Reuters

Protesters sit down after riot police released tear gas to disperse a protest in the Shi'ite village Sanabis near Manama February 14, 2011. Bahraini police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up protests on Monday in Shi'ite villages that ring the capital Manama, dampening a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Reuters

Riot police move to disperse a protest in a Shi'ite village near Manama February 14, 2011. Bahraini police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up protests on Monday in Shi'ite villages that ring the capital Manama, dampening a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Reuters

Yemenis protest in the capital Sanaa, on February 14, 2011, as thousands of students and lawyers demand Yemen's President Ali Abdallah Saleh, in power for 32 years, to step down. Getty

Holding up a sign Yemenis protest in the capital Sanaa, on February 14, 2011, demanding Yemen's President Ali Abdallah Saleh, in power for 32 years, to step down. Getty

A protester, who collapsed after inhaling tear gas, lies on the ground after police dispersed the protest in a Shi'ite village, February 14, 2011. Bahraini police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up protests on Monday in Shi'ite villages that ring the capital Manama, dampening a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Reuters

Bahrain youths demonstrate in front of the police in Manama, February 14, 2011. Small-scale clashes erupted in two Bahraini villages as security forces tightened their grip on Shi'ite communities for Monday's "Day of Rage" protests inspired by upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Helicopters circled over the capital Manama, where protesters were expected to gather in the afternoon, and police cars stepped up their presence in Shi'ite villages, breaking up one protest with teargas and rubber bullets. At least 14 people were injured in clashes overnight and on Monday. Reuters

Riot police chase Bahraini demonstrators Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, as they disperse a protest with tear gas in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests and were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators. AP

Riot police fire tear gas and charge toward demonstrators Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, to disperse a protest in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests. AP

Bahraini protestors run for cover after police fired tear gas canisters to disperse them in the village of Diraz, northwest of Bahrain, on February 14, 2011 during a demonstration called for on Facebook and inspired by similar initiatives which led to the ouster of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Getty

Bahraini demonstrators run as approaching riot police fire tear gas Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, to disperse a protest in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests. AP

A Bahrain woman shows empty packages of tear gas and sound bomb used by riots police in Manama, February 14, 2011. Small-scale clashes erupted in two Bahraini villages as security forces tightened their grip on Shi'ite communities for Monday's "Day of Rage" protests inspired by upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Helicopters circled over the capital Manama, where protesters were expected to gather in the afternoon, and police cars stepped up their presence in Shi'ite villages, breaking up one protest with teargas and rubber bullets. At least 14 people were injured in clashes overnight and on Monday. Reuters

Riot police chase Bahraini demonstrators Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, as they disperse a protest with tear gas in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests and were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators. AP

Bahraini women demonstrate Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests and were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators. AP

Bahraini protestors run for cover after police fired tear gas canisters to disperse them in the village of Diraz, northwest of Bahrain, on February 14, 2011 during a demonstration called for on Facebook and inspired by similar initiatives which led to the ouster of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Getty

A Bahraini man complains that guests at his son's wedding party didn't have a chance to finish their food Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, when riot police dispersed them with tear gas from a religious community center in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain, along with demonstrators on the street outside. Protests began Sunday in several parts of Bahrain as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. AP

An unidentified Bahraini is carried to a vehicle to be taken to hospital Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, after being hit by birdshot when riot police opened fire on a demonstration in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain. Demonstrations began Sunday in several parts of Bahrain as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. AP

An unidentified Bahraini shows a wound Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, he says came when riot police opened fire on a demonstration in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain. Demonstrations began Sunday in several parts of Bahrain as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. AP

An unidentified Bahraini shows tear gas canisters he is gathering up Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, shortly after riot police dispersed a demonstration in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain. Demonstrations began Sunday in several parts of Bahrain as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. AP

An unidentified Bahraini is carried to a vehicle to be taken to hospital Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, after being hit by birdshot when riot police opened fire on a demonstration in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain. Demonstrations began Sunday in several parts of Bahrain as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. AP

In this picture taken Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, a Bahraini man raises a picture of flags, left to right, of Tunisia, Egypt and Bahrain during a rally near the Egyptian embassy in Manama, Bahrain. Small acts of defiance are part of a wider question for autocratic rulers in the Gulf who wonder if the ripples from Egypt could head their way. AP

An unidentified Bahraini woman carries a bag of bread Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in the village of Dumistan, Bahrain,as she passes a wall repeatedly sprayed with anti-government graffiti and painted over by authorities. Small acts of defiance are part of a wider question for autocratic rulers in the Gulf who wonder if the ripples from Egypt could head their way. AP