AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Almanar
Saturday

30 April 2011

7:30:00 PM
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A Turkish Demo for Bahrain as UN keeps Silent

Turkish protesters have held a rally in the city of Istanbul to denounce the Saudi-backed military crackdown on Bahraini civilians.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The angry demonstrators, who carried placards, marched to Saudi Arabia's consulate and chanted anti-Riyadh slogans.

“We condemn the killings in Bahrain and we want the king [Al Khalifa] to step down. We want democracy for the region not monarchy,” a demonstrator said.

The demonstrators also warned that the international community's silence would only worsen the humanitarian situation in Bahrain.

“Indifference will only embolden the tyrants. People who don't speak out against the tyrants are complicating their crimes. The media blackout on Bahrain is intentional,” Kible magazine Editor-in-Chief Kader Akaris said.

The European Union and the United States have kept silent over the repression of the peaceful pro-democracy movement in Bahrain and the Saudi intervention.

Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February.

According to local sources, scores of protesters have been killed during the government-sanctioned clampdown with the Saudi foreign troops contributing to a rise in the violence.

Saudi and Bahrain troops have also destroyed dozens of mosques and religious sites, alongside with burning many versions of the Holy Qoran.

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