Thousands of Bahraini Shiites protest

Several thousand Bahraini Shiites protested in the town of Diraz following Friday prayers, chanting anti-regime slogans, despite a government ban on demonstrations.
The crowd chanted "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest), and "we will not be humiliated!"
At least eight people have been killed during a crackdown by Bahraini security forces on a pro-democracy protest movement that began in the tiny Gulf kingdom on February 14.