Syria, Bahrain (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Watching the Protests
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 5:45
Security forces, using hot water, scatter protesters in Aldaih in Bahrain after dispersing a funeral procession (see 1347 GMT)
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2225 GMT: Apologies for limited service tonight, as EA staff have been travelling and giving presentations. We will be back from 0600 GMT with latest news.
1805 GMT: A Bahraini court has acquitted former MP Matar Matar, a leading member of the opposition society Al Wefaq, of taking part in "unlawful" protests.
The last of three charges, "undermining public security by assembling with a group of more than five people", was dropped on Monday by a court in Manama.
Authorities had released Matar and another Al-Wefaq member, Jawad Fayruz, in August after three months of detention.
1730 GMT: Protesters makes another dash for Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain as security forces fire sound bombs: