Bahrain

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Bahrainis hold anti-govt. protest
Fri Mar 4, 2011 6:35PM

Bahrainis march during an anti-government demonstration in Manama on March 4, 2011.
Tens of thousands of Bahraini protesters have gathered outside government headquarters in the capital, escalating pressure on the ruling family to accept political reforms.

An estimated 100,000 demonstrators poured into the capital's financial district after the Friday Prayers, staging the largest demonstration since anti-government protests erupted in the kingdom almost three weeks ago.
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Bahrain youth march on state TV
Protesters accuse state television of exploiting sectarian tensions and call for ousting of King Hamad.
Gregg Carlstrom in Madinat Isa Last Modified: 04 Mar 2011 20:48 GMT

Several thousand anti-government demonstrators have rallied outside Bahrain's state television building, demanding democratic reforms and the ousting of the ruling family.

It was one of two anti-government rallies held in Bahrain on Friday. One group of protesters - estimated by witnesses to be in the tens of thousands - marched from the prime minister's office to Pearl Roundabout, the intersection in Manama which has become the symbolic heart of the protest movement.

That rally was organised by the country's six formal opposition parties, which had submitted a list of demands to the crown prince one day earlier.

The other rally, organised by Bahraini youth, marched on the state television building in Madinat Isa, a small village 15km south of the capital.

The competing rallies ostensibly had similar goals: Demonstrators at both called for political reforms, such as empowering the parliament and electing a new prime minister.

But they also highlighted what seems to be a deepening split within Bahrain's protest movement, between a formal opposition committed to dialogue with the ruling al-Khalifa family, and a youth movement increasingly committed to toppling the monarchy.
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DER SPIEGEL bspw. hat die Berichterstattung über Bahrain am 26.02.2011 offensichtlich eingestellt. Seitdem keine News!
Ist Bahrain etwa nicht bedeutsam genug?