Clashes in majority Shia villages

Police use tear gas to disperse crowds*




Bahrain politcally volatile since 2011*



Anti-government protests and clashes with riot police continued in various villages with a Shi’ite majority in Bahrain.

Bahrainis march in Sitra for democracy and #humanrights
#Bahrain pic.twitter.com/CZrvaqcFtJ— AlwefaqEN (@AlWefaqEN) January 1, 2016


Dozens of protesters came out on the streets wearing gas masks and carrying pro-Shi’ite flags.

Tear gas and buckshot to put down pro-democracy marches in Sitra earlier today
#Bahrain #NewYearsDay pic.twitter.com/uFErpfbvKX— AlwefaqEN (@AlWefaqEN) January 1, 2016


Some were seen carrying molotov cocktails and rocks.

Tear-gas rounds fall near protester in #Sitra #Bahrain 5 JAN 2016 during 4th day of protests and… https://t.co/MGp14jghsn— Mazen Mahdi (@MazenMahdi) January 5, 2016


Riot police fired tear gas to disperse them.

*Is this just about the executed Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr?