Demonstrators voice support for Bahraini revolution at Saudi Embassy in Berlin

A demonstration has been held outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Berlin to protest against the Saudi intervention in Bahrain and to express solidarity with Bahraini revolutionaries. The protesters, who gathered outside the embassy on Saturday, also called for the establishment of democracy and freedom in the Persian Gulf kingdom. The demonstrators waved Bahraini flags and held up pictures of slain Bahraini activists and demanded the immediate withdrawal of Saudi troops from the country. The protesters also called for the release of all political prisoners held in Bahraini prisons, including Bahrain Center for Human Rights President Nabeel Rajab. Since mid-February 2011, thousands of anti-government protesters have been staging regular demonstrations in the streets of Bahrain, calling for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power. On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates invaded the country to assist the Bahraini government in its crackdown on peaceful protesters. According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds arrested in the crackdown. Amnesty International and other human rights groups have repeatedly criticized Riyadh for helping the Bahraini regime’s efforts to quash popular protests in the island nation.