Massive Rallies in Istanbul in Solidarity with Bahraini People

Istanbul-Hassan Tehrawi

Rallies and marches continue in Turkey in support and solidarity with the people of Bahrain and in condemnation of the oppressive practices of the Gulf backed-Bahraini Security Forces amid international silence.

Thousands of protesters took part in the rallies, as a group of civil society organizations called for the events. The participants rallied in the "Halkeli" city in Istanbul carrying Bahraini flags and placards supporting the struggle of the Bahraini people. Also in the Ashura square, protesters gathered as the head of the Jaafarite sect "Salahedine Ozkonduz" gave a speech in which he said that "the interference of Saudi forces to repress the Bahraini people is a strong hit to the unity of the Islamic Nation and paves the way for the penetration of imperialist powers to the region."

"What is the fault of the innocent children who are being killed in Bahrain?" he wondered, calling for the necessity of answering the demands of the Bahraini people and the immediate withdrawal of the Peninsula army from Bahrain.