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Troops Out of Bahrain/ Show solidarity for the protests

Troops Out | 02.04.2011 15:33

Reminding the world about events in Bahrain

Troops Out of Bahrain/ Show solidarity for the protests

Iraqis protest Saudi Arabian invasion of Bahrain in support of government oppression against protesters.

Sat, April 2

 http://www.presstv.com/detail/172728.html


Hundreds of Iraqis have taken to the streets in a show of solidarity with Bahraini anti-government protesters, as the Manama government continues its brutal crackdown.


Demonstrators in Baghdad waved Bahraini flags from buildings and car antennas on Saturday. They protested the presence of troops from Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries in Bahrain, AP reported.

The Iraqi government has denounced the crackdown and called on the United States to do more to pressure the Bahraini government into stopping the violence.

"We demand the withdrawal of foreign troops, which entered Bahrain under the pretext of protecting Bahrain from external threat, and we call on those who have committed crimes against the people of Bahrain to be held accountable," Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Chalabi said at a news conference in Baghdad.

Other Iraqi lawmakers have also condemned the international media for remaining silent on the atrocities committed by the Al Khalifa family. "Peoples in all countries have the right to ... ask for change,'' said lawmaker Aliya Nusayif.

"There are massacres being committed on the Bahraini land while the international community is paying no attention to it and directing their concern to Libya only,'' she added.

Bahrain has been the scene of nationwide anti-government protests since February 14.

Opposition groups say dozens of people have gone missing, at least 25 have been killed and around 1,000 have been wounded. It has also been reported that at least 250 Bahrainis have been detained.

Demonstrators demand a new constitution that would limit the king's powers. They are also calling for Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to step down.



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Show solidarity by contacting your Member of Parliament, and your Member's of the European Parliament, and ask them to voice support for the protesters. If you live in Wales, Northern Ireland. London or Scotland, contact your representatives in Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly, London Assembly and Scottish Parliament.


Support People Power and not Military Intervention.

Contact your political representatives at;  http://www.writetothem.com/
Get them to voice support for the protests.
Ask them to demand that Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations involved in the invasion of Bahrain withdraw their troops immediately.


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