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| Bahrain Shiites Protest for Political Reforms |
| 2013-08-24 |
| [An Nahar] Shiite protesters erupted into the streets in Bahrain Friday demanding political reforms in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom, witnesses said. Protesters marched along Budaiya highway, which links Shiite villages west of the capital, following a call by Bahrain's main opposition groups. Brandishing Bahrain's red and white flags and posters of detainees, demonstrators braved high temperatures and hollered poorly rhymed slogans against the government. "O, Khalifa, step down," chanted protesters addressing Bahrain's veteran prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman, an uncle of King Hamad ...King of Bahrain (since 14 February 2002), having previously been its emir (from 6 March 1999). He is a Sunni, while the rest of Bahrain is predominantly Shiite... , who is despised by the Shiite majority. "Our homeland cannot remain a hostage to a small group that controls power and wealth," said a statement by the opposition led by Al-Wefaq, the main Shiite formation. "It is the right of the Bahraini people, including all its groups, to have a peaceful rotation of power," it said, referring to its demand for a real constitutional monarchy with an elected premier. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Iran call to Bahrain shiites: "start some shit up. We'll cover your bail" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-08-24 08:47 |