(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “The people want the fall of regime,” men shouted as they marched in the funeral, raising their fists in the air. “There is no God but God, and the martyr is beloved by God.”
Behind the men, many hundreds of women in black robes followed, some carrying their young children on their hips.
“Peaceful, peaceful,” they chanted.
“There are no Sunnis or Shi’ites, just Bahraini unity.”
Many marchers said they want direct elections for a prime minister to replace the king’s uncle, who has held the post for the 40 years since independence from Britain.
They also complain of discrimination that they say mean even those with good jobs, as teachers or engineers or bank managers, do not make enough to support middle-class lifestyles.
