Friday, February 25, 2011

After the Friday prayers, protests in the Arab world

On the Tahrir Square in Baghdad Thousands of Iraqis were killed one month after the protests began in Egypt, which led to the overthrow Hosni Mubarak called on the Tahrir Square, several hundred thousand demonstrators for the resignation of the transitional government to accelerate political reforms and the inclusion a lawsuit against Mubarak.

The High Military Council should set a timetable for next steps. This Saturday will present a constitutional committee proposed a revision of the Constitution. In Tunisia, according to police more than 100,000 demonstrators protesting against the interim government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi.

According to the Red Crescent relief organization, it was the largest protest since the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in mid January. More than 100,000 people commemorated on Friday in the Bahraini capital of Manama on a protest march of seven people, the most since the beginning of the 14th demonstrations February are killed.

At the rally, which began after Friday prayers, called for seven opposition parties and the Shiite clergy. The show of force wants the opposition to enter into a dialogue with the Bahraini government. First, the government must resign, which would be followed for the massacre and those responsible for the dialogue is a framework to define said Abduldschalil Khalil, chairman of the parliamentary faction of the main opposition party Wifaq, whose members have resigned their positions.

Had agreed, the young demonstrators and the parties on two objectives: the election of future governments and the creation of a parliament with greater powers. The opposition is increasingly organized, but the government hopes to wear the protest movement. The American Chief of Staff Mike Mullen has arrived for talks with the royal family in Bahrain, where the headquarters of the 5th The American fleet is located.

In the Yemeni city of Sanaa, Ta'izz, Ibb and Sa'ada Hudaydah on Friday more than 100,000 people for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh have demonstrated. In the capital, Sanaa, several thousand people gathered on the square in front of the university and in the subsequent rally demanding the resignation of Saleh.

President Saleh instructed the Prime Minister Ali Megawar to talk to the demonstrators. In many Iraqi cities, tens of thousands of people have gathered at the inaugural "day of anger" involved. They protested against the corruption and the lack of government services. In Mosul, five demonstrators killed by the police and ten others injured.

In Baghdad, there was a peaceful rally was held under heavy police presence and a driving ban for the whole city on the Tahrir Square. There were further demonstrations in Kirkuk, Basra, Hawidscha where at least two people were killed, as well as in many other cities. Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki had said on Friday the right of peaceful protests.

After the Friday prayers have demonstrated in the Jordanian capital Amman, several thousand protesters for political reform and improvement of living conditions. The government had previously brought in 3,000 police statement. Occasionally there were clashes between supporters of the government and opposition.

King Abdullah II called for "prompt and effective" of reforms, more rights for citizens and combat corruption.

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