BAHRAIN-POLITICS-UNREST-RIGHTS-DEMO

Bahraini photographers hold placards in solidarity with arrested photographer Ahmed Humaidan during a new protest of Shiite Muslims against an appeals court upholding jail terms for 13 activists on charges of plotting to overthrow Bahrain’s monarchy, on January 12, 2013 in the village of Barbar, west of Manama. The Court of Cassation upheld sentences ranging from between five years and life in prison against the 13, who took part in 2011 anti-government protests. Freelance photographer Ahmed Humaidan has been arrested during a rally on December 29, 2012 and was charged for « demonstrating illegally » and « using violence to assault police and damage public properties » . AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH