Bahrain protests dec 2011

Bahraini women wave their national flag during a rally of Shiite employees who were dismissed from their jobs over pro-democracy protests, near the ministry of labour in Isa Town, south of the capital Manama, on December 27, 2011. Demonstrations have been rekindled in the days leading up to the first anniversary of Bahrain's Shiite uprising on February 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR