The Bahrain Aid Flotilla was an effort to show solidarity with the people of Bahrain during the Bahraini uprising."Iranian Activists Plan Aid Flotilla to Bahrain", May 10, 2011, Voice of America.
The flotilla was announced on May 10, 2011. Organizers stated their intention of commemorating poet Ayat al-ghermezi."Iran to Dispatch Aid Flotilla to Bahrain Next Week" , May 10, 2011, Fars News Agency. 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."Iran to Dispatch Solidarity Convoy to Bahrain" , May 10, 2011, ABNA. 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. "Iranian solidarity convoy to travel to Bahrain", Political Desk, May 10, 2011, Tehran Times.
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