Bahrain Aid Flotilla
The Bahrain Aid Flotilla was an effort to show solidarity with the people of Bahrain during the Bahraini uprising.[1]
The flotilla was announced on May 10, 2011.[1] Organizers stated their intention of commemorating poet Ayat al-ghermezi.[2] Mehdi Eghrarian, leader of the Iranian Association of Islamic Revolution Followers, announced that the flotilla would depart the Persian Gulf seaport of Bushehr on May 16.[3] Other Iranian news reports stated that the convoy would sail on may 14 and that organizers welcomed "university and seminary students, and Muslims from other countries," to join them.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Iranian Activists Plan Aid Flotilla to Bahrain", May 10, 2011, Voice of America.
- ^ "Iran to Dispatch Aid Flotilla to Bahrain Next Week" Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, May 10, 2011, Fars News Agency.
- ^ "Iran to Dispatch Solidarity Convoy to Bahrain", May 10, 2011, ABNA.
- ^ "Iranian solidarity convoy to travel to Bahrain", Political Desk, May 10, 2011, Tehran Times.