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‘No F1 over our blood’: protesters warn ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix | Thousands of protesters including men of all ages, children and women dressed in burquas staged a protest against the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, which is scheduled for the weekend. The protest took place in Al Dair, a small
Shi’ite village, north east of Manama , and near the airport, The Telegraph reports.
The protest was reportedly ‘peaceful and joyful’ as opposed to the Salmabad protest
on Monday where tear gas was used to disperse protesters. With the Grand Prix
coming up this weekend, Dr Ala’a Shehabi, an activist, revealed that many activists
had been rounded up over the past few days. She mentioned that one of her colleagues,
a 19-year-old student, had slept in three different houses over the past three
nights after police came looking for him. She had met with F1 chief executive
Bernie Ecclestone in London earlier this year in an effort to have the race cancelled.
A protester said, “I love F1. But not over our blood. They are forcing it on us.”
According to reports, the people of Bahrain are not concerned whether the race
would be vital for the economy of the country as they insisted that average Bahraini
would see little of the 400-500 million dollars which the Bahrain GP organisers
are estimating to generate. “There is still torture, still discrimination. Everything
we fought for on Feb 14 last year. It’s still just the same,” Human rights activists
said, referring to the reforms promised by Bahrain ’s rulers. Bahrain authorities
have been at pains to reassure the F1 community that safety will not be an issue
this week as most of the participants felt it was risky to be in the country where
massive protests were on and were considering being a part of the grand event.
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