Marking the one year anniversary of the aniti-government movement in Bahrain.<br/> <br />Many Shi'ites have taken to the streets, complaining that they are treated as second-class citizens. The police use tear gas to control the crowds.<br/> <br />Containing the outrage is a complicated challenge for a Sunni ruling family in power for more than 200 years.<br/> <br />Bahrain escaped severe international censure for crushing last year's revolt. The Gulf island monarchy is a Western ally, hosting the U.S. Fifth Fleet to counter Shi'ite Iran across the Gulf. Yet the United States suspended a $53 million arms deal until it sees "more progress" by the government on reforms.<br/> <br />Some are wounded in the protests.<br/> <br />Riot police move in.<br/> <br />Demonstrators say they are in constant conflict with police who treat them harshly.<br/> <br />After last year's unrest, the government granted parliament extra powers of scrutiny over ministers and budgets, but has not budged on the more far-reaching opposition demands.<br/> <br />Bahraini authorities have hired U.S. and British police chiefs to help reform policing after revelations about torture and deaths of detainees during last year's crackdown.<br/> <br />Opposition parties they see no improvement in police behavior. They accuse police of using harsh tactics for political reasons: to suppress dissent in Shi'ite villages that could produce a critical mass of protesters again.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
