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Saudi Arabia - Citizen's Protest (2011)
Topic Started: Mar 10 2011, 04:27 PM (983 Views)
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Protesters in Bahrain March 17, 2011 - World Condemnation against Saudi Arabia Kill Squad


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Saudi Arabia's king announces huge jobs and housing package
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Saudi Arabia's king promised a multibillion-pound package of reforms, pay rises, cash, loans and apartments on Friday in what appeared to be the Arab world's most expensive attempt to appease residents inspired by the unrest that has swept two leaders from power.

He also announced the creation of 60,000 jobs in the security forces, a move that would employ huge numbers of otherwise jobless young men, while bolstering his kingdom's ability to snuff out protests.

The ailing 86-year-old King Abdullah, his soft voice trembling, rarely looked up from his notes in the speech, broadcast live on Saudi television.

Though protests in Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia have been tiny and were swiftly quelled, the monarchy apparently fears they could escalate as have others around the Arab world – particularly in the neighbouring island of Bahrain, where Saudi troops are leading a 1,500-strong Gulf military

force against Shia demonstrators.
Saudi demonstrators have mostly come from the Shia-dominated eastern quarter of the kingdom. They share similar grievances to their Shia brethren in the nearby island monarchy, and the Sunni powers fear their unrest will give an opening to Shia Iran's military ambitions.

But the changes announced by Abdullah did not loosen the monarchy's tight hold on power, a key demand of Saudi opposition figures. He thanked residents and security forces and asked them to remember him in their prayers.

"You are the shields of this homeland and the beating hand of those who dare challenge its security and stability. May God bless you and your actions," the king said in the three-minute speech.

King Abdullah is popular, though critics protest against the closed, autocratic system that he heads.

Newsreaders – rather than the king – read series of royal decrees promising a minimum wage increase, cash gifts and an anti-corruption drive.

The sweeteners include an additional two months' wages for all government workers, and two extra pension payments for university students. He raised the monthly minimum wage to £500, with a monthly payment of about £160 to the country's unemployed. The king set aside about £43bn to build 500,000 low-income apartments. He promised millions more in capital for the government's housing loan fund and raised the maximum loan for homes to about £80,000.

The king promised to fight corruption and said he would contribute more money to the country's hospitals.





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Bahrain: Second Foreign Office-chartered plane departs
18 March 2011 Last updated at 09:07 ET

A second Foreign Office-chartered flight has left volatile Bahrain en route to London.

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Demonstrators in Baghdad make clear their support for the protesters in Bahrain


A chartered plane left Bahrain empty on Thursday but there were 18 passengers on Friday's flight, 16 of them British nationals.

Remaining Britons have been told to leave on commercial flights unless they have a "pressing reason to remain".

The UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has condemned the "shocking" use of force by security forces.

The Foreign Office advised against all travel to Bahrain "until further notice".

The plane left Bahrain at 1210 local time (0910 GMT), heading for Gatwick.

There were two other "eligible nationals" on board as well as the British passengers.

Several thousands Britons were believed to have been living in the Gulf state, which has been racked by political demonstrations in recent weeks.

At least six people have been killed and officials have imposed a curfew after the country's Sunni rulers called in Saudi troops earlier this week to try to keep order.

'Exercise caution'

The Foreign Office said Thursday's empty plane was "due to sufficient availability on commercial routes".

Updating their travel advice, they said: "As of 0800 Bahrain time on 18 March we recommend that those without a pressing reason to remain should leave.

"Our assessment remains that, as on 17 March, travel on the main routes on the island during daylight hours is orderly if slow in some places because of police checkpoints.

"You should exercise caution in particular on any roads you use to get to these main routes and consider carefully the situation in your local vicinity before you leave.

"For British nationals wishing to leave Bahrain, the first option should remain commercial routes."

Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged all parties to enter into dialogue and to refrain from violence.









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Clinton warns Iran over meddling in Persian Gulf
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
Posted: 03/19/2011 10:16:37 AM PDT
Updated: 03/19/2011 10:36:39 AM PDT
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_17652393

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Bahraini soldiers with the portrait of Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on the armored personnel carrier, are seen at a checkpoint near Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain's army on Friday demolished the 300-foot (90-meter) monument that had become a symbol of a monthlong Shiite uprising against the Sunni monarchy in the Gulf nation. The destruction of the six white curved beams topped with a huge cement pearl underlined the resolve of the Sunni regime to root out any dissent in the kingdom, now under emergency rule. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))


PARIS—U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iran on Saturday to stop meddling in Bahrain and other Arab states in the Persian Gulf, but also called on the kingdom's leaders not to use force against anti-government protesters.
Clinton said the United States "has an abiding commitment to Gulf security" and that "a top priority is working together with our partners on our shared concerns about Iranian behavior in the region."

"We share the view that Iran's activities in the Gulf, including its efforts to advance its agenda in neighboring countries, undermines peace and stability," she told reporters after an international conference on the crisis in Libya. At that meeting, she met with numerous Arab officials

who complained that Iran was fomenting unrest Bahrain and elsewhere.
Bahrain's Sunni minority monarchy is facing growing opposition from the Shiite-majority population and has called in security forces from neighboring Sunni states such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to deal with escalating protests.

Clinton said Bahrain had a "sovereign right" to ask for such assistance, but she said violence was not the way to deal with the situation.

"Security alone cannot resolve the challenges facing Bahrain," she said. "Violence is not and cannot be the answer. A political process is."

She said all Bahrainis should join a national dialogue proposed by the country's crown prince and allow that process to "unfold in a peaceful positive atmosphere that protects the freedom of peaceful assembly".

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The construction vehicles seen among the debris of The Pearl Square statue in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain's army on Friday demolished the 300-foot (90-meter) monument that had become a symbol of a monthlong Shiite uprising against the Sunni monarchy in the Gulf nation. The destruction of the six white curved beams topped with a huge cement pearl underlined the resolve of the Sunni regime to root out any dissent in the kingdom, now under emergency rule. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))

The Gulf force underscores the deep worries about Bahrain's stability among the region's Sunni kings and sheiks. They fear any stumble by Bahrain's leaders could embolden more challenges to their own regimes and possibly open room for Shiite heavyweight Iran to make political inroads.

The U.S., which counts Bahrain as a centerpiece of its Gulf military framework, has sent top envoys to meet with the embattled monarchy and has been criticized by Shiite opposition groups for not coming to their support. Bahrain hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, which is the Pentagon's main regional counterweight to Iran's growing military powers.
On Friday, officials wiped away a main symbol of the uprising. Cranes pulled down the 300-foot (90-meter) monument at the heart of a landmark square that has been occupied by protesters and the scene of deadly confrontations.

Security forces overran the camp on Wednesday, setting off clashes that killed at least five people, including two policemen. At least 12 people have been killed in the monthlong revolt.

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The workers seen among the debris of The Pearl Square statue in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain's army on Friday demolished the 300-foot (90-meter) monument that had become a symbol of a monthlong Shiite uprising against the Sunni monarchy in the Gulf nation. The destruction of the six white curved beams topped with a huge cement pearl underlined the resolve of the Sunni regime to root out any dissent in the kingdom, now under emergency rule. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))




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A Bahraini soldier, right, gestures atop an armored vehicle decorated with national flags along a picture of Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa near the Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain tore down the 300-foot (90-meter) monument at the heart of a square purged of Shiite protesters this week, erasing a symbol of an uprising that's inflaming sectarian tensions across the region. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))


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The workers are seen among the debris of The Pearl Square statue in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain's army on Friday demolished the 300-foot (90-meter) monument that had become a symbol of a monthlong Shiite uprising against the Sunni monarchy in the Gulf nation. The destruction of the six white curved beams topped with a huge cement pearl underlined the resolve of the Sunni regime to root out any dissent in the kingdom, now under emergency rule. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))


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A Bahraini soldier gestures as another sits atop an armored vehicle decorated with national flags along a picture of Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa near the Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bahrain tore down the 300-foot (90-meter) monument at the heart of a square purged of Shiite protesters this week, erasing a symbol of an uprising that's inflaming sectarian tensions across the region. ((AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev))







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Bahrain protests in Manama Pearl Square over-run back
posted March 28, 2011 at 10:17
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Security forces with tanks have over-run a square in the centre of Bahrain's capital Manama where anti-government protesters have been camped for weeks.

At least three protesters are reported to have died after police fired tear gas at the mainly Shia demonstrators. State TV said two policemen also died.

There are reports that troops have entered the main Salmaniya hospital.

The country's Sunni rulers have declared martial law and called in Saudi troops to help keep order.

At least two people died in clashes on Tuesday and more than 200 were injured.

A senior Bahrain opposition MP, quoted by Reuters, described the crackdown as a "war of annihilation".

"This does not happen even in wars and it is not acceptable," said Abdel Jalil Khalil.

Opposition politicians also said that between three and five protesters were killed.

It is not clear whether soldiers from other Gulf states are taking part in the crackdown alongside Bahraini forces.

The BBC's Caroline Hawley in Manama says black plumes of smoke are rising over Pearl Square, the centre of the protests, while helicopters are flying overhead. There are riot police stationed in approach roads.Armoured vehicles moved in shortly after dawn, our correspondent says, and the security forces appear to have gained full control of the square after an operation lasting a couple of hours.

Hospital surrounded
The crackdown comes a day after King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa declared a three-month state of emergency.

Protesters had set up barricades in the square but they were no match for the military, our correspondent says.

An eyewitness, Dalal, told the BBC that police were firing rubber bullets. They shot at tents in the square, he said, and set fire to cooking oil inside.

"There was so much smoke we could hardly see our hands," he said. "People began retreating. When the police saw that we were moving they ran towards us."

Tyres were burnt to alert people in surrounding villages to the crackdown but they were unable to make it through to the square to join the protests.







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Large Protest against Al Khalifah Regime to be held in Manama on Tuesday
Sunday 27 March 2011 21:28
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Islam Times reports that Sadiq al-Jamri, a Bahraini political activist, reported that the people of Bahrain will conduct a large protest on Tuesday in Manama, the capital. This announcement came after the regime instituted martial law for a period of three months. The citizens have disregarded the martial law and have protested.

The Al Khalifah regime has also requested aid from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar in order to quell the protests.
The Bahraini protestors are demanding the collapse of the regime and the establishment of a republic. The American fifth fleet is stationed in Bahrain and the regime has extremely close ties with America.






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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJp3lJi6d04

20 March, 2011 - Katty Kay of the BBC made it all very clear on the Chris Mathews show when she said we should be paying attention to Bahrain but that the White House:

"would like that one to go away because there's no real upside for them in supporting the rebellion by the Shi'ites."








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Iran warns Saudis to remove their troops from Bahrain
April 4, 2011 5:28 PM EDT
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/130422/20110404/bahrain-iran-saudi-arabia.htm

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Iran has warned Saudi Arabia to pull its troops out of Bahrain.

According to the Associated Press, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked the Saudis to withdraw the soldiers it had dispatched last month into Bahrain to quell an uprising by Shia demonstrators.

expressed its concerns "over the continuing Iranian intervention in the internal matters of GCC countries by conspiring against their national security."

Many Gulf Arabs believe Iran is behind the unrest in Bahrain, which so far has killed a few dozen people and led to a state of emergency in the tiny kingdom. Saudi Arabia is particularly worried about its own Shia population, who live largely in the oil-rich eastern part of the kingdom.

Ahmadinejad shrugged off the GCC statements.

"We attach no legal value to this statement. It's evident that this statement was made under pressure from the U.S. and its allies," he said.

For good measure, Ahmadinejad also attacked U.S. President Barack Obama's time in office has been disgraceful.

"I promise with certainty that the American administration today is more disgraceful than the previous administration. The U.S. and its plans are doomed to fail," he said.

Bahrain is a key US ally in the region and his home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet. The Obama administration has asked Bahrain’s leader to agree to some reforms demanded by the opposition.









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National Rally Against Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain

Time Friday, April 15 · 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Location: Washington DC
Saudi Embassy, Marching to Lafayette Park, White House
Washington, DC


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Created By American Council for Freedom in Bahrain, Mohammad Ali Naquvi

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More Info You know about the intimidation, torture and killing of the peaceful protesters in Bahrain at the hands of both the Bahrani armed forces and the additional forces provided by Saudi Arabia and other states.

Most of the media in the United States have been playing a game of criminal silence about the situation in Bahrain. Political institutions have been trying to stoke the fire of Shi’a-Sunni sectarianism instead of trying to res...olve the real issues – the barbaric actions and unfair political and economic policies of the ruling family in Bahrain, a state of forceful repression.

1:00 – 1:30 PM Prayers outside Saudi Embassy
1:30 – 2:30 PM Protest at Saudi Embassy
2:30 – 3:00 PM March to White House
3:00 – 5:00 PM Rally at Lafayette Park, White House

SPECIAL APPEAL TO EVERYONE NATIONWIDE:
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US NEEDS TO SPARE A DAY OF OUR LIVES AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT OF OUR EXISTENCE. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO JOIN THIS RALLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

We urge you and every like-minded organization in the country to come together to rally against human rights violations in Bahrain. We urge you to share this announcement with your members and encourage them to join. We urge you to make this national movement for justice in Bahrain a success.

We need to speak out against our own government's silent acceptance of the wide-ranging and widespread human rights violations in Bahrain. We need to tell our own government that it is unacceptable for our country to support the government of Bahrain, especially while opposing the rest of the dictatorial regimes in the Middle East. As Americans, we need to stand for freedom, justice, and human rights in all countries including Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain!

We need to rally against human rights violations in Bahrain in DC in front of the Saudi Embassy and the White House on Friday, April 15th, 2011.

Please join us physically, financially, morally, anyway you can.

We are your brothers and sisters in humanity,

American Council for Freedom in Bahrain

ACFB Participationg Organizations: Al-Kauser Foundation, Al-Khoei Foundation, Al-Khoei Volunteers, Idara-e-Jaferia, Imam-e-Zamana Foundation of North America (IZFNA), Imamia Medics International (IMI), Islamic Information Center (IIC), Islamic Research Institute, Jafaria Council, Mohsena Foundation, Muslims for Peace, Muslim Foundation Inc. (MFI), Shia Association of North America (SANA), Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA), Youth Educational Council New York (YECNY), Ahle Baith Foundation (NJ), Independent Viewpoints (NJ), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (AL).

Join Us Today! Email us at ACFBahrain@gmail.com to join the coalition and get further involved as an organization or volunteer.

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