It also demands that free elections be held, that the U.S. military base in Qatar be shut down, that friendly relations with Israel be stopped, that the corruption in the regime be eliminated and that a living wage be set for citizens.
The communiqué also calls for a sit-in in front of the palace until all the goals are met, and also for nonviolence.
In articles in the Qatari daily Al-Rai, columnist Amal 'Abd Al-Malik maintains that the young Qataris' protest will be electronic only, and claimed that the Qatari people seeks peace, loves the emir, and that the culture of demonstrations is foreign to it, and that media freedom and living condition in Qatar are much better than in the neighboring countries.
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