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Iran to Send Solidarity Convoy to Bahrain

Iran to Send Solidarity Convoy to Bahrain
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With the ongoing violent crackdown by Saudi-backed Bahraini forces on anti-government protestors that has left many killed and wounded in the country, Iran plans to send a solidarity convoy to Bahrain.

Head of Iran's Association of Islamic Revolution Followers, Mehdi Eghrarian, said in Tehran on Tuesday that the convoy will leave the Iranian southern port city of Bushehr on board a ship on May 16, sources reported.

He added that the move is aimed at condemnation of brutal crackdown on anti-regime protesters in Bahrain.

Eghrarian pointed out that the ship will be named after Bahraini poetess, Ayat Al Ghermezi who resembles the women of Bahrain who fought and struggled got the sake of their country's cause. He called on activists from other countries to join the convoy.

He furthered said that Iran's Association of Islamic Revolution Followers is a non-governmental organization that focuses on the cultural issues of the Muslim world.

The report comes as Bahrain's main opposition party, Al Wefaq, says over 30 holy sites have been destroyed since the anti-regime protests began in the Middle Eastern in mid-February.

On March 13, Saudi Arabian forces were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf Island at Manama's request to help crush the nationwide protests.

Since the beginning of Bahrain's revolution, thousands of anti-government protesters have poured into the streets across the country, calling for an end to the rule of the Al Khalifa rule.

 


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