Picture: Woman holds up a Koran during an anti-government protest in the capital Manama

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A woman holds up a Koran during an anti-government protest in the capital Manama December 17, 2012. Protesters, shouting anti-government slogans, attempted to regroup from various points to march against a ban on demonstrations. Riot police dispersed them and arrested at least 10 protesters. According to reports, the Bahraini military had already set up checkpoints and extended patrols across the capital ahead of the Monday demonstration.In a similar move on Sunday, the Saudi-backed Bahraini forces attacked hundreds of protesters who censured an annual speech by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in which he praised security forces of the country.The Bahraini uprising began in February 2011. The regime promptly launched a brutal crackdown on the protests and called in Saudi-led Arab forces from neighboring Persian Gulf states to help crush the demonstrations.Bahraini protesters say they will continue holding demonstrations until their demands for the establishment of a democratically elected government and an end to rights violations are met. /129